§1243. Manufacture, sale, or possession within specific jurisdictions; penalty

Whoever, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18), manufactures, sells, or possesses any switchblade knife, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

( Pub. L. 85–623, §3, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 562 .)

Cross References

Exceptions from application of section, see section 1244 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1244 of this title.