Flicks aren't required. The thumbhole on the blade is there specifically to enable a one-handed opening, and would likely therefore qualify as a "gravity knife", whatever we might think of such a classification.
According to the article, flicks are the requirement. It's a long article and they don't get into it until quite a ways down.
One handed would be okay, so long as it can't be flicked open by officers who practice flicking knives open on a regular basis and have pretty much perfected the art.
But, yes, the flicking is a requirement - according to the article.
One handed would be okay, so long as it can't be flicked open by officers who practice flicking knives open on a regular basis and have pretty much perfected the art.
But, yes, the flicking is a requirement - according to the article.