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"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."Thomas Jefferson Contact Us Join JOIN or DONATE to KNIFE RIGHTS TODAY! JOIN KNIFE RIGHTS DONATE to KNIFE RIGHTS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donations to the 501(c)(3) Knife Rights Foundation will be DOUBLED if made prior to Midnight, Dec. 31, thanks to a generous benefactor.Knife Rights’ Texas "Illegal Knife" Repeal Bill Hearing March 30, 2017: Knife Rights’ Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 1935 , that would repeal the ban on all "illegal knives" in Texas statutes, has been scheduled for a hearing on Monday in the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. If you live, work or travel in Texas, please contact the committee members TODAY and politely ask them to "please vote "YES" on HB 1935." That’s all you need to do, short and simple. You can easily send an email to all the members of the Committee using Knife Rights new Legislative Action Center: Click here to send emails to the Committee Read MoreKnife Rights’ Georgia Knife Law Reform to Governor March 30, 2017: The Georgia House has overwhelmingly passed HB 292 that includes the language from Knife Rights’ Georgia Knife Law Reform bill, SB 49. It is now headed to the Governor for action. This bill would increase the legal carry length of a knife blade in the state from 5 inches to 12 inches (see Section 3 of HB 292 ). HB 292 is this year’s "omnibus" gun bill in Georgia. If you live, work or travel in Georgia, like to attend BLADE Show in Atlanta, please contact Governor Deal and ask him to "please sign HB 292." You can easily email the Governor using Knife Rights new Legislative Action Center. Click here to email the Governor. Or, you can phone the Governor at: 404-656-1776 Read MoreKnife Rights’ Vermont Knife Law Preemption Bill Introduced March 30, 2017: Knife Rights’ Vermont Knife Law Preemption bill, H 276 , has been introduced by Rep. Patrick Brennan. The bill simply adds "knives" to the existing Vermont Firearms preemption statute. Knife Law Preemption repeals and prevents local ordinances more restrictive than state law which only serve to confuse or entrap law-abiding citizens traveling within or through the state. Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere in a state Knife Rights is rewriting knife law in America™. Knife Rights passed the nation’s first Knife Law Preemption bill removing patchworks of local knife laws that trap unwary citizens in Arizona in 2010 and has since passed preemption bills in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. Knife Rights’ Michigan Switchblade Ban Adavances March 28, 2017: Knife Rights’ Michigan Switchblade Ban Repeal bill, SB 245 , was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee 5 - 0. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for a vote. The bill would repeal Michigan’s outright ban on possession and sale of automatic (switchblade) knives. Knife Rights has repealed switchblade bans in Alaska, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Read MoreGovernor Signs Colorado Switchblade/Gravity Knife Ban Repeal March 23, 2017: Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper today signed SB 17-008 , the bill to repeal Colorado’s switchblade and gravity knife ban. Congratulations to sponsors Sen. Owen Hill and Rep. Steve Lebsock for their effective leadership in moving this bipartisan bill thorough the legislature with overwhelming votes in both houses. Thanks to everyone who called or emailed the Governor urging him to sign the bill. Knife Rights was pleased to be able to assist the sponsors in moving this bill through the legislature. Knife Rights’ Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Rathner, traveled to Denver to lobby the bill at the invitation of the sponsors, overcoming objections raised by some legislators. We’d also like to thank Sen. Hill’s constituent, retired Air Force Master Sgt. John Bloodgood, whose request was the inspiration for this bill and who did a great job supporting the bill in testimony at the hearings. Note that the repeal does not become effective until 90 days after the current legislative session ends. That would make enactment approximately August 9, 2017. We will let you know the actual enactment date once the session ends. Until enactment, possession of automatic and gravity knives remains illegal in Colorado. Also worth noting is that once enacted and the ban is repealed, automatic knives will be subject to Colorado’s concealed carry blade length limitation of 3.5 inches or less. Read MoreKnife Owners’ Protection Act of 2017 Includes Federal Switchblade Act Repeal January 3, 2017: Originally conceived and authored by Knife Rights in 2010 and first introduced in 2013, the Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2017 (KOPA), H.R. 84, now includes repeal of the archaic 1958 Federal Switchblade Act and has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05). KOPA will remove the irrational restrictions on interstate trade in automatic knives that are legal to one degree or another in 40 states, while also protecting the right of knife owners to travel throughout the U.S. without fear of prosecution under the myriad patchwork of state and local knife laws. Click on Read Morefor additional details and how to contact your Congressman to hep get this bill passed. Read MoreKnife Rights’ West Virginia Preemption Bill Advances - CALL/EMAIL TODAY! February 17, 2017: Knife Rights’ West Virginia Knife Law Preemption bill, HB 2209 , sponsored by Delegate Rupert Phillips, has passed the House Political Subdivisions committee on a voice vote. HB 2209 now moves to the House Judiciary Committee for another hearing. If you live, work or travel in West Virginia, please CALL or EMAIL the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Delegate John Scott at: (304) 340-3252 or john.shott@wvhouse.gov and politely request that he "Please schedule HB 2209 for a hearing as soon as possible." Use the SUBJECT: Please Schedule SB 2209 for Hearing Then please EMAIL all the members of the committee and politely ask them to: "Please vote YES on HB 2209 when it is heard in the Judiciary Committee." Click Read More for emails of the committee members and additional details Read MoreDocs Filed in Knife Rights Appeal in New York City Gravity Knife Lawsuit March 3, 2017: Following up on the Notice of Appeal in our federal civil rights lawsuit against New Your City filed last month, the next set of required preliminary papers has been filed. Our Pre-Argument Statement (Form C) is a required filing that includes Addendum A and B which lay out the basics of the case, with a "Description of the Nature of the Action" and "Issues to be Raised on Appeal." This provides the foundation upon which the actual appeal brief of District Court Judge Katherine B. Forrest’s tortured 35-page decision in the case will rest. Actual briefs in the case will be filed with the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit within several months. For full details about the outrageous decision in this case and appeal, click on Read More. Read MoreVirginia Switchblade Ban Repeal Vetoed February 21, 2017: Virginia Governor McAuliffe vetoed House Bill 1432 that would have repealed Virginia’s switchblade ban including, for the most part, allowing concealed carry. Knife Rights supported this bill even though we had concerns with the language. Unfortunately, despite everyone’s best efforts it failed. Knife Rights remains committed to repealing Virginia’s switchblade ban. Knife Rights is rewriting knife law in America™. Knife Rights passed the nation’s first repeal of a switchblade (automatic) knife ban in 2010 in New Hampshire and has since passed repeal of switchblade bans (and repealed other knife restrictions) in Alaska, Indiana,...