President Obama Declared Freddie Gray’s Knife NOT a Switchblade in 2009

By Ammoland

Gilbert, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- Freddie Gray was charged by Officer G. Miller with violating Baltimore’s “Switch-blade knives” City Code which was originally passed in 1950.

Freddie Gray’s knife was described by the officer, under penalty of perjury, as “…found to be a spring assisted, one hand operated knife…” (link to Charging Document) .

In other words, the officer swore that it was a spring-assisted knife. Spring-assisted knives (also called “assisted-opening” knives) were not invented until the 1990’s.

The City Code reads as follows:

§ 59-22 Switch-blade knives.

(a) Possession or sale, etc., prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, carry, or possess any knife with an automatic spring or other device for opening and/or closing the blade, commonly known as a switch-blade knife. (Emphasis added)

(b) Penalties.

Any person violating the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, in the discretion of the court. (City Code, 1950, art. 24, §155; 1966, art. 19, §160; 1976/83, art. 19, §185.) (Ord. 44-057.)

Spring-assisted knives are not switchblades. They have never been “commonly known” as switchblades, especially in 1950 which was over …read more

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