I had Benchmade auto and it wouldn't hold an edge very well. I now carry a Kershaw Ken Onion Scallion. Aside from having better metal in the blade, it's legal but still opens like an auto. The thing that makes it legal in this state is that there is not a separate button to activate it. You push on a tab that is part of the blade. Why on Earth are automatic knives illegal in the first place?