At the 10th annual meeting of the American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI), Goldie Russell was elected as the fifth president of the knife industry’s advocacy group, as well as the first woman president.
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Arkansas Repeals Anti-Knife Statute
A bill promoted by AKTI was signed into law Feb. 9, 2007, by Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe. The law repeals a previous statute that made it a weapons offense to carry a knife with a blade 3 inches or longer.
Pocketknives are Tools Used by Millions – Response to WSJ Article
Reply from AKTI to a July 25, 2006, article in the Wall Street Journal titled “How New, Deadly Pocketknives Became a $1 Billion Business.” The American Knife & Tool’s response focuses on the importance of pocketknives as tools used daily by millions of Americans.
Manufacturers, Labor Support Firearms Industry Protection
Legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to hinder frivolous lawsuits against law-abiding businesses that seek to blame them for the criminal misuse of legally sold firearms. AKTI supported a similar bill proposed the previous year.
AKTI Poll Results on Knife Definitions
More than 86 percent of AKTI individual members believe that AKTI should take the official position that “there are no good knives; there are no bad knives,” based on a Winter 2005 poll the organization conducted among its members.