I remember, back in the 80's I believe, some hoopla surrounding the controversial "ballistic knife". I was in my early teens then when I first saw ads for them in Soldier of Forturne magazine. Some time later, I heard that Congress banned this weapon, but some sources said that only the springs were outlawed.
That's about all I know about this curious weapon. Does anyone here have any experience or knowledge of it? How effective was it? Are diagrams, kits or plans available for it? No - I'm not considering using it as a legitimate self-defense weapon - I have plenty of firepower for that. Just curious. Any info anyone might have would be appreciated. I checked out Google on this, but found mostly HTML files of rambling state and fed laws prohibiting it.
I know it's asking a lot to expect anyone to explain why Congress would ban this knife, but WHY? Were there many drive-by "balistic knifings" in the 80's that I was unaware of?
That's about all I know about this curious weapon. Does anyone here have any experience or knowledge of it? How effective was it? Are diagrams, kits or plans available for it? No - I'm not considering using it as a legitimate self-defense weapon - I have plenty of firepower for that. Just curious. Any info anyone might have would be appreciated. I checked out Google on this, but found mostly HTML files of rambling state and fed laws prohibiting it.
I know it's asking a lot to expect anyone to explain why Congress would ban this knife, but WHY? Were there many drive-by "balistic knifings" in the 80's that I was unaware of?