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Imagine Your Life Without a Knife

AKTI leads the way as the responsible, credible voice of the knife community

We advocate for the knife industry and all knife owners, promoting knives as critically essential and valuable tools in our daily work and recreational lives.

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A professional, knowledgeable nonprofit association, AKTI works to ensure the knife industry thrives and grows, solving common problems and removing restrictions. Your membership strengthens and unifies our voice and provides access to valuable resources.

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AKTI is the credible source of valuable information for knife owners to carry and use their knives and edged tools with confidence. We provide accurate law information and work to remove or clarify knife laws so you can use and enjoy the tool you choose.

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AKTI is recognized worldwide as the most respected, credible, and accurate source of knife law information and legislative input.

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Thanks to generous AKTI supporters, we hold monthly online auctions of donated knives. You win two ways: (1) You get a new knife, and (2) You help fund AKTI’s legislative efforts.

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The U.S. Sporting Knife and Tool Industry has a $5.722 Billion Economic Impact

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The Tool That Would Not Be Killed

January 25, 2023

In “The Tool That Would Not Be Killed,” you’ll find the entertaining history of Pennsylvania knife laws and the “switchblade” hysteria that created this prohibition.  Thankfully, Pennsylvania this month joined the majority of states that have reversed their laws.  Check out this “Know Your Knife Laws “article by attorney and knife expert Dan Lawson that was recently published in Knife Magazine.  Our thanks to Knife…

Continue Reading The Tool That Would Not Be Killed

What’s Next for the Knife Industry?

January 23, 2023

CJ Buck, chair of AKTI’s legislative committee, is featured in a recent story in Shooting Industry Magazine. Read CJ’s insights, including a look at the current headwinds in the knife industry and AKTI’s response to them.

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As a nonprofit association, AKTI’s role is to be the reasonable and responsible advocate for the knife-making and knife-using community; educating, promoting and informing that knives are important tools.

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