Knives and the Law

As the owner of the getpocketknives.com website I am very happy to pass on this information concerning the legality of pocket knives / folding knives. This is an email I received just recently concerning the passing of legislation to allow possesion of pocketknives / folding knives. It comes from the American Knife & Tool Institute.

[Dear member
It's Law! The President signed the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2892) for FY 2010 late yesterday (Oct. 28, 2009) that includes a permanent "fix" so that any folding knife with a bias toward closure cannot be declared a switchblade by U.S. Customs.
The significance of the legislative victory that was led by AKTI and supported by several other organizations cannot be overstated. If U.S. Customs had succeeded in broadly redefining a switchblade, domestic manufacturers and all owners of folding knives would have been in jeopardy. That's because an import restriction becomes an issue for interstate commerce. And where local law enforcement might be uncertain about how to correctly apply their state law, they often turn to U.S. Customs to provide guidance.

However, knife owners should realize that they are still bound by the knife laws of their state. And if you travel to another state, you are bound by their state laws.
AKTI continues to monitor federal and state laws and to work to protect knife rights for all, introducing reasonable and responsible changes.

Sincerely,
Goldie Russell
AKTI President
President, A.G. Russell Knives
Jan Billeb
AKTI Executive Director]

For anyone interested in owning/using/collecting of pocket knives and folding knives this is really great news. Visit getpocketknives.com for more detailed information on knives and the law.

Well chow for now
Joe