Switchblade Ban Stymies Judges Grappling With Right to Bear Arms

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday appeared perplexed about whether the right to bear arms applies to switchblade knives in an appeal brought after last year’s landmark change in Second Amendment jurisprudence that could be sent back to a lower court.

The justices seemed to need more clarity on how to apply the Supreme Court’s new precedent in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which has been widely criticized by legal scholars for its vagueness.

“Should we just wait them out and see what they do on the domestic violence case and see if Bruen ...