### Question
How is the term switchblade knife defined?


### Answer
The term **switchblade knife** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 1241* as the following:

> any knife having a blade which opens automatically—


(1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle of the knife, or


(2) by operation of inertia, gravity, or both

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 1241*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF SWITCHBLADE KNIVES**

