Encouraging sensible knife legislation and responsible law enforcement.

AKTI monitors current and pending legislation in all 50 states and on the federal level for issues that
need attention and we'll let you know  when you need to Act Now! and what you need to do to support
sensible knife legislation.  We need your help in contacting us about county or local issues.
Check out News & Info for articles on AKTI's latest efforts.

Success Stories

AKTI and its members have been successful in opposing poorly conceived legislation and
educating legislators on knife issues on behalf of all knife owners.
2007 AKTI wins CA Appellate Decision
2007 AKTI saves 1 million Arkansas knife owners and visitors.
2004 AKTI opposes New York City knife busts.
2003 AKTI saves 2 million Boston knife owners and visitors; opposes 2-1/2"
               blade-length standard.
2001 AKTI bill saves 12 million Californians; 653k exempts one-hand openers
               in switchblade statue.

Laws and regulations vary from state to state, county to county and within different cities in the same county.  
It would be impossible to keep current a compilation of all knife-related laws.   AKTI  has researched sources
and information to help you search for knife laws that affect you.

General Information

Get in touch with Government - www.firstgov.gov  - U.S. Government Official
Web Portal - access to government services and links to federal, state and local
governments.
The Legislative Process - a brief description of the federal legislative process

Researching Laws

A Guide to Understanding the Laws of America Regarding Knives - pdf file
AKTI's pamphlet describing basic knife laws, consequences of violations and guidance to
finding state laws.
Check the U.S. Government Official Web Portal - www.firstgov.gov
Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov/ - Legislative Information from
the Library of Congress
United States Codes - http://uscode.house.gov/ - Current public laws enacted.
Regulations - www.regulations.gov/ - Find, review, and submit comments on Federal
documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register, the U.S.
Government’s legal newspaper.
WWW.FINDLAW.COM - Laws, lawyers, and resources
Local laws - contact your local law enforcement department to request information.

Contacting Legislators

Communication Tips  
U.S. Senate Web Site (www.senate.gov/) - Find your Senators, their website and contact
information, contact them by email, view committee information, track bills by number or
keywords, see Senate's daily calendar, find out Senate's most current news.
U.S. House of Representatives Web Site (www.house.gov/)  -  Find your Representatives, their
website and contact information, contact them by email, view committee information, track bills
by number or keywords, see House's daily calendar, find out the most recent news from the
House of Representatives.
Individual State's Senators and Representatives - Visit your respective state's legislative web
site to find your representatives and state government information.

Finding a Knife-Knowledgeable Lawyer

National Association of Attorneys General - http://www.naag.org/ - Attorneys General are the chief
legal officers of the states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States.  Contact your
state attorneys general office.  Ask for the staff knowledgeable about knife laws.

Legislation and
Regulations

AKTI monitors laws and
regulations on the
national level and in all
fifty states.   We subscribe
to a service that helps
alert us to knife-related
issues.

AKTI members have
access to the legislation
and regulations files we
are watching.  For more
information check out the
For AKTI Members Only
Section.

Knife Legislation

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