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Kansas Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws (2026)

Permitted: Automatic/switchblade knives are legal to own and carry; Kansas repealed its switchblade ban in 2013, and K.S.A. 21-6301 no longer lists switchblades among prohibited weapons.

PermittedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws in states bordering Kansas

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ColoradoPermitted
Switchblades and gravity knives are legal — removed from the prohibited-weapon list by SB 17-008 (2017). Under C.R.S. 18-12-102 only a ballistic knife remains a 'dangerous weapon,' and blackjacks, gas guns and metallic knuckles remain 'illegal weapons' — switchblades and gravity knives are no longer listed.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: cbi.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
MissouriPermitted
Missouri repealed its switchblade ban in 2012; owning or carrying an automatic knife is legal unless done in violation of federal law (RSMo 571.020.1(6)(d)).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
NebraskaPermitted
No Nebraska statute bans switchblade/automatic knives; only minors and prohibited persons are barred from carrying concealed weapons, so an adult may own and carry an automatic (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1202).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
OklahomaPermitted
Oklahoma removed switchblades/automatics (HB 1911, 2015) and all other knives (SB 1159, 2016) from the 1272 carry ban; any knife is legal to own and carry (21 O.S. 1272).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma rule →

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