Editing Switchblade (section)

===Ireland===
Section 9 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 makes it an offence to carry a "flick knife" in any public space without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. A [[summary offence|summary conviction]] is punishable with either a €1000 fine, up to 12 months imprisonment or both but if [[Indictable offence|indictable]] the penalty can be up to five years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1990/en/act/pub/0012/sec0009.html|title=electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)|first=electronic Irish Statute Book|last=(eISB)|website=www.irishstatutebook.ie}}</ref> The Act, which classifies a flick knife as an offensive weapon, also prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, hire or loan of these knives. Conviction for any of these offences carries a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Firearms_and_Ammunition_FAQ |title=The Department of Justice and Equality: FAQ |access-date=2014-02-27 |archive-date=2014-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225043647/http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Firearms_and_Ammunition_FAQ |url-status=dead }}</ref>