If you don’t believe there are people and politicians working to implement bans such as these here in the U.S., you are not paying attention…
Knife Bans
Knife Bigots On Boston City Council Approve Anti-Knife Ordinance
This ordinance is still flawed in many respects,beyond the fact that it will be ineffective at its stated aim of reducing crime…
American Knife & Tool Institute Heads to Boston for Knife Ban Public Hearing Friday
AKTI will have representatives there to attend and provide expert testimony against a proposal that would require convenience stores that sell knives to obtain a license…
Boston Anti-Knife Hearing this Friday
Please join us in voicing your opposition to this anti-knife, anti-business and anti-freedom ordinance…
Knife Rights Files Response to NYC DA Vance’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
David Jensen, has done an exemplary job blowing the DA’s arrogant, ill-conceived and baseless motion to pieces…
Boston Proposes Anti-Knife Ordinance
The proposed Boston ordinance “PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF STORES THAT SELL CERTAIN KNIVES” has been presented to the city council…
American Knife & Tool Heads to Boston Again
The timing is right to let the Mayor of Boston and the City Council know that this proposal does nothing to improve public safety for the citizens of Boston or stop illegal sales to minors…
Boston City Councilors Propose Licensing Knife Retailers
Anti-knife activists have turned to the city of Boston. Two Boston members of the City Council have proposed that knife retailers be licensed…
Dog Days of Summer Busy at Knife Rights
We have been working non-stop all summer on both our Federal Civil Rights lawsuit against New York City and the New York District Attorney, as well as on our legislative efforts for next session…
Careful Where You Carry Pocketknives – Firearms Preemption Was Only 1/2 The Answer
Your pistol won’t get you in trouble but your pocket knife could put you away for a MINIMUM of six months, cost you a cool grand…
New Hampshire Governor Signs Knife Rights Preemption Bill
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has signed into law the Knife Rights backed Knife Law Preemption Bill…
Ironic Wall Street Journal Article Features Knives NYC Citizens Can’t Buy
It commends to its readers five one-hand opening pocket knives, every one of which would be falsely deemed an illegal gravity knife by NYC District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr…
Nevada Dangerous Knives SB171 Amended to Remove All Knife References
This includes removal of the proposed new definition of “Dangerous Knives” as any knife under 2-inches long and prohibitions on possession of knives on school grounds…
Nevada Anti-Knife Bill Alive Again – HELP STOP IT NOW
The bill adds to the list of weapons that the state prohibits in schools, including a sword, axe or hatchet, machete and so-called “dangerous knife,” meaning in her bill, any knife with a blade 2 inches or longer…
RE: Pushing a Right to Keep & Bear Arms, the Sharp & Pointy Type
The following Letter to the Editor was submitted to the New York Times referencing the article that was published in the Sunday New York Times, December 5th…
Washington Bill Attempts to Restrict Knife Length
Why anyone would go back to this 1950’s legislative mentality is beyond me,” said Doug Ritter, Chairman of Knife Rights…
American Knife & Tool Institute Announces Improved Knife Site
Locate up-to-date information on legal issues that affect knife users, research laws in all 50 states and learn more about the activities of leading knife advocacy organization…
Will DA Vance Arrest Stephen Colbert for Switchblade Possession on TV
On the August 18 Colbert Report, which is produced in New York City, Colbert flicked open a Benchmade Barrage assisted opening knife
WI DA Rejects Enforcement of Anti-Gravity Knife Statute
As a result, Fox has concluded that the states anti-switchblade and anti-gravity knife statute will no longer be enforced by his office…
Knife Rights on Independence Day
Most distressing of all, not a single retailer has actually broken the law, not a one…
New York Assault On Supposed Illegal Weapons Targets Legal Knife Retailers
AmmoLand readers should be aware of a new assault on retailers who carry legal knives, happening now in New York City’s Manhattan District…
American Knife & Tool Institute Voices Outrage Over Extortion of Knife Retailers by the Manhattan DA’s Office
Law-abiding citizens in Manhattan who carry knives for a variety of everyday activities may now find it difficult to purchase those important tools in local retail establishments…
Knife Rights Contests DA’s Tactics In PocketKnife Retailer Shakedown
New York DA’s dramatic press conference was quite a show with a very impressive array of so-called gravity knives and switchblades displayed, but political grandstanding doesn’t change the fact that the claims made had little basis in truth…
Knife Stores Assaulted By NY District Attorney
Knife Rights believes this may be only the first wave of such attacks on knife dealers by this DA, both in New York and elsewhere…
New Hampshire Governor Removes All Restrictions on Knives
New Hampshire now has no state knife laws which stop law abiding citizens from buying, selling, owning, carrying, possessing, transporting, collecting, or lawfully using any type of knife…
AKTI Supports New Hampshire’s Knife Rights Bill Efforts
Rep. Jennifer Coffey, an EMT and New Hampshire representative, has bipartian and multi-organizational support for a bill (HB 1665) which she recently introduced in the New Hampshire legislature. This bill will end the 1955 state ban on the carry of “switch knives”, stilettos, daggers and dirks….
President Signs Switchblade Act Amendment into Law
President Signs Switchblade Act Amendment into Law
President Signs Permanent Fix to Federal Switchblade Act
It’s Law! President Signs Permanent Fix to Federal Switchblade Act
Congress Passes NRA-Backed Legislation Protecting Pocketknives
Congress Passes NRA-Backed Legislation Protecting Pocketknife Classification
Knife Rights Customs Update – October 1, 2009
Knife Rights Customs Update – October 1, 2009