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American Knife & Tool Institute
Please contact the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee ASAP. The full Judiciary
Committee will vote on S 968 on Tuesday, March 11. The subcommittee already passed
the bill on March 4. But we need a large show of support to keep this bill moving forward.
South Carolina’s current statutes make it a criminal offense to carry a knife with a blade
longer than two inches.
Here is another sample letter that you can modify when you contact the Committee. This
one focuses on the huge impact of hunters and fishermen on the state economy.
Send your emails today to … sju@scsenate.org
March 7, 2008
South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee
PO Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202-0142
sju@scsenate.org
RE: Support for S 968
Dear Committee Members:
The American Knife & Tool Institute, the organization that represents all segments of the
sporting knife industry and all responsible knife owners, supports passage of S 968.
More than 95 percent of the knives used by sportsmen, recreational users and the
construction industry have blades longer than two inches. Virtually every hunter and
fisherman carries a knife and it would be rare to find one that has a blade less than two
inches.
Recent studies by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, the National Shooting
Sports Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation show that hunters and fishermen
provide a huge impact on the South Carolina economy.
1) An estimated 595,000 hunters and fishermen spend more than $1.8 billion per year
in your state.
2) They support 32,700 state jobs that produce a payroll of $839,000 million.
3) Outdoor activities generate $182 million in state and local taxes annually.
Your current knife law makes virtually every hunter and fisherman subject to arrest for knife
carry. South Carolina should welcome these law-abiding people into your state. And we
should not make de-facto criminals of the estimated 2,000,000 state residents and other
visitors who carry knives for their jobs or recreational purposes.
Please support S 968.
Sincerely,
David D. Kowalski
AKTI Communication Coordinator
Committee will vote on S 968 on Tuesday, March 11. The subcommittee already passed
the bill on March 4. But we need a large show of support to keep this bill moving forward.
South Carolina’s current statutes make it a criminal offense to carry a knife with a blade
longer than two inches.
Here is another sample letter that you can modify when you contact the Committee. This
one focuses on the huge impact of hunters and fishermen on the state economy.
Send your emails today to … sju@scsenate.org
March 7, 2008
South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee
PO Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202-0142
sju@scsenate.org
RE: Support for S 968
Dear Committee Members:
The American Knife & Tool Institute, the organization that represents all segments of the
sporting knife industry and all responsible knife owners, supports passage of S 968.
More than 95 percent of the knives used by sportsmen, recreational users and the
construction industry have blades longer than two inches. Virtually every hunter and
fisherman carries a knife and it would be rare to find one that has a blade less than two
inches.
Recent studies by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, the National Shooting
Sports Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2006 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation show that hunters and fishermen
provide a huge impact on the South Carolina economy.
1) An estimated 595,000 hunters and fishermen spend more than $1.8 billion per year
in your state.
2) They support 32,700 state jobs that produce a payroll of $839,000 million.
3) Outdoor activities generate $182 million in state and local taxes annually.
Your current knife law makes virtually every hunter and fisherman subject to arrest for knife
carry. South Carolina should welcome these law-abiding people into your state. And we
should not make de-facto criminals of the estimated 2,000,000 state residents and other
visitors who carry knives for their jobs or recreational purposes.
Please support S 968.
Sincerely,
David D. Kowalski
AKTI Communication Coordinator
South Carolina - Update March 7, 2008