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AKTI Develops Legislative Partnerships at Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Event

December 7, 2022

AKTI Table at NASC 2022

“It was a perfect opportunity to give legislators accurate background, explain AKTI’s position, and clarify their understanding. With knowledge on the issue and access to expertise, legislators are eager to work with us to pursue legislative improvements in their state.”

AKTI’s Legislative Blueprint is Successful!

November 30, 2022

In the 1950s and 1960s, based on the misconception that criminals often relied on automatic knives, numerous states passed legislation restricting the sale or possession of switchblade knives.  In recent years, many states that had previously restricted these knives have revisited their antiquated laws.  Notably, twenty-four states have repealed or revised laws surrounding the sale […]

Sensitive Spaces

November 30, 2022

Do you know the “sensitive spaces” where knives should not be carried? Knife laws with location-based restrictions on the possession and carry of knives can be placed into three categories, namely home/residence, public carry, and sensitive location. These restrictions are premised on the view that the restricted knives are weapons. Culinary and table knives are […]

Knife Laws for Everyone – Except

November 14, 2022

“’Knife laws’ that impose restrictions on possession or carry are often expressed as absolute. Terms such as “any person” or “whoever” are used in statutes to designate the class of individuals to which the law will apply.” Learn about the exceptions in many knife laws in the article “Exceptionality” by attorney and knife expert Dan […]

AKTI Thanks We Knife

November 14, 2022

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The American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) sincerely thanks member We Knife Co. for their recent tremendous support of the brand+AKTI Carry With Confidence brand.   The giveaway began on October 17th for two weeks, and three very fortunate individuals received a knife from one of We Knife Co.’s three brands, CIVIVI, SENCUT, and WE Knife.

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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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