A lawsuit was recently filed in the State of Hawaii challenging the constitutionality of Hawaii’s prohibition on “switchblade” or automatic knives. § 134-52 prohibits the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, or transport in the state of any switchblade knife. The Hawaii definition is based on the 1958 Federal Switchblade Act and was enacted in 1959, the same year that Hawaii […]
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Thank you to AOB for the Allegiance Fixed Blade Performance Center by Smith & Wesson to share with an individual AKTI member.
The Tool That Would Not Be Killed
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 […]
AKTI Celebrates 25 Years of Knife Advocacy
As 2023 gets underway, the American Knife and Tool Institute (AKTI) is proud to celebrate 25 years of serving as the leading, cohesive voice of the knife industry.
Vermont Repeal Filed
Thanks to Rep. Patrick Brennan (R-Chittendom-19) for listening to the American Knife & Tool Institute’s concerns about Vermont law prohibiting valuable automatic knives. He has introduced H. 13 to repeal the prohibitions on them.
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