Texas A&M to lift Switchblade Ban in Light of Reality

1. The reality of switchblades outside of Hollywood
Many movies are made as an escape from reality. Unlike Hollywood, the thinking that A&M teaches, and should not only use, is one that is supposedly grounded in reality - as in actual day to day happenings instead of prefabricated storylines that disregard basic logic from time to time.

It is a flattery that Texas A&M considers the fabled switchblade as a "weapon" despite it not being used disproportionately for other crimes even when legal. Not even traffickers of drugs and other items have found much favor in such.

Now, given the visually satisfying nature of the OTF (out the front) switchblade, it has been used in the film industry for many action scenes.

Naturally, lawmakers saw these films. Around the same time, a man named Jack Harrison Pollack regarded them as dangerous as a revolver - "a toy the kills". Likewise, the tradition of those in power of the media began hyping those in power (a small upgrade from emperors hyping themselves) and soon without evidence, the switchblade was banned.

This boomer era thinking (although I will not rely on a fallacy of appealing to age), has culminated in the Federal Switchblade Act which bans the interstate commerce of such tools while leaving the states to regulate as they pleased.

Like many stigmas, after a long time, many states including Texas have legalized switchblades. Currently, switchblades are legal in a majority states.

2. Switchblades are not combat ready
OTF switchblades are bulky and less durable and their folding counterparts are burdened with more points of failure. They are also much louder than their folding counterparts. In terms of deployment, most folding knives are as fast as switchblade and are much more easy to deploy (as the button on a dual-action must also store the energy for deployment).

Not only that, the current knives allowed are much more durable, silent, and concealable (OTFs must have extra length to have an equivalent blade attached). Most OTFs are incapable of piercing through clothing while deploying and should an obstruction be in its way before it locks, have the blade rendered useless as it would be disconnected from both pins and require cumbersome manipulation.

OTF locks are a rather small piece of metal held by a small spring. The current pocket knives allowed use locks that are directly attached to the frame. In a knife fight, an OTF would be more likely to break.

More info on their durability can be found at: https://rave.interdimensionalimbecile.com/2021/05/23/otf-pin-vs-frame-lock/

3. If OTFs are not that useful (for heavy use), why allow them?
First, why ban them if they are not a threat? Second, OTFs are considered fun to operate and are suitable for lighter tasks. Third, the university should base its policies on reality, not Hollywood-based conspiracies and harmful sterotypes.