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February 7, 2023

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

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 […]

AKTI Celebrates 25 Years of Knife Advocacy

January 18, 2023

AKTI LOGO 25 Years

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

January 10, 2023

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. 

The Everyday Knife

December 28, 2022

The latest “Know Your Knife Laws” article by Dan Lawson, attorney and knife expert, shared with Knife Magazine, addresses the basic questions concerning the routine public carry of pocket knives concealed in one’s pocket or handbag.  He explains why the American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) is working to clarify that pocket knife in legal definitions includes all knives designed to be carried in one’s pocket!

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What is Concealed? Many knife laws contain a section on concealing knives. Which knives are included, and when is a knife “concealed?”www.akti.org/concerning-concealment/#KnowYourKnifeLaws #CarryWithConfidence #AKTI ... See MoreSee Less

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