Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision

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Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision
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Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun rights and the Second Amendment.

FILE - Automatic knives are on display at Bonds House of Cutlery/Knives & More, Jan. 27, 2017, in Las Vegas. Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down following the U.S.

The Massachusetts high court also cited a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court opinion that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense in their homes as part of its decision.

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