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Minnesota Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws (2026)

Restricted: Manufacturing, transferring or possessing a switchblade opening automatically is a crime under Minn.

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

Manufacturing, transferring or possessing a switchblade opening automatically is a crime under Minn. Stat. 609.66 subd. 1(a)(4); a 2024 federal challenge is pending, so the ban stands.

Official source: revisor.mn.gov →

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