All posts tagged "Knife Laws"
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Virginia Switchblade Commerce Bill Vetoed by Governor
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has vetoed Knife Rights‘ SB1251, otherwise known as the Virginia Switchblade Commerce Bill. The proposed legislation aimed to open doors for...
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Virginia Switchblade Commerce Bill Passes Senate
The Virginia Switchblade Commerce Bill (SB1251) has been passed out of the State Senate and is awaiting a signature from the Governor. SB1251’s main thrust...
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Knife Rights Starts 2019 with Montana Switchblade Ban Repeal Bill
Knife Rights’ Montana Switchblade Ban Repeal and Knife Law Preemption Bill (HB 115) has been overwhelmingly passed in the state House of Representatives. 99 out...
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Attorney Asks Knife Community to Support Canadian Constitutional Challenge
Last week, we reported that a Canadian Member of Parliament would be introducing a petition in the House of Commons to overturn a decision by...
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Canadians Petition Against Border Crackdown on One-Handed Opening Pocket Knives
Canadian knife users are rallying behind the first formal effort to oppose Canada Border Services Agency’s crackdown on one-hand opening folders. A petition, sponsored by Alberta Conservative Member of...
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New Knife Bills Introduced in Michigan and Virginia
Two more pieces of knife-centric legislation are working their way through the political system this month. Michigan sees its first possible advance in knife law...
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Canada Border Services Agency Seizing One-Handed Opening Pocket Knives
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has sent shock waves through the knife community after it announced that its interpretation of a ‘prohibited weapon’ had changed to include most...
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Transport Canada Permits Small Knives on Planes
Transport Canada has amended its restricted items policy to allow the carry of small knives onto domestic and international flights, with the exception of flights destined...
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Illinois Governor Signs Switchblade Ban Repeal – But There’s a Catch
Following recent Knife Rights victories in Michigan, Colorado, and Texas, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner quietly signed SB 607 into law on Friday. The new legislation takes effect...
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UK Police Delete ‘Only Cowards Carry’ Knife Bin Social Media Post
On Friday morning, the UK’s Essex Police Department shared a photograph of an “Only Cowards Carry” Knife Bin on Facebook (shown below), where nearby residents...
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UK Law Would Ban Home Delivery of Knives
The UK is considering a series of anti-knife measures that include banning the home delivery of knives. The proposal follows a March 2016 investigation by...
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Michigan Governor Signs Switchblade Ban Repeal into Law
In yet another victory for the knife rights movement, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed the Knife Rights’ Switchblade Ban Repeal (SB 245) yesterday. The bill...
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New York and Michigan Knife Law Reform a Signature Away
It’s been less than two weeks since Governor Greg Abbott signed knife law reform legislation in Texas and Knife Rights hopes New York Governor Andrew...
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Knife Rights’ Texas Knife Law Reform Bill Signed by Governor
Earlier in June, we learned that Bowie, Texas’ big Bowie was officially crowned the World’s Largest Bowie Knife by the Guinness Book of World Records....
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Knife Rights and AKTI Competing Federal Bills on Collision Course
In early January, Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs introduced legislation authored by Knife Rights called the Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2017 (KOPA), (H.R. 84), a...
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Shop Talk: 7Forge Knives Goes from Science Project to Semi-Production
In the last five years, the knife making scene has absolutely exploded, with dozens upon dozens of new names, new talents, and new knives. One shop that gained a...
Grant Hawk Passes Away at 82
Hawk Knives delivered deeply sad news to the knife world yesterday: Grant Hawk, one of the most innovative, boundary-pushing knife makers of the 20th century, passed away earlier this...
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Alaskan Knifemaking Talent Signs on with TOPS
There’s a fresh new TOPS fixed blade out now, from a first-time collaborator. The Tundra Wolf comes from Alaskan knifemaker Trevor Barrett, and it takes a unique design approach...
MagnaCut Hits Standard KABAR Lineup on BK2 Campanion
After taking MagnaCut for a test drive with a limited release in the spring, KABAR has decided to sign the papers and bring the super steel into their production...
New Mid-Size Civivi Flipper Ready to Release
If you’re on the hunt for your next sub-$100 EDC knife fix, Civivi may have just the thing on the way. This is the Hyperpulse, a work-ready flipper hitting...
ZT Drops an Auto and a Fixed Blade in 2024 Product Release
After much anticipation and speculation, Zero Tolerance has released its first new for 2024 models today. We see the company exploring new genres, with a fixed blade and an...
We Knife Co. Archeozoic Shows off Nested Bolster Lock
First shown off in September, the We Knife Co. Archeozoic is here. Despite the name, this one comes fully decked out in primo modern materials. We’ve alluded several times...
