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Outdoor Edge Joins AKTI Team

December 10, 2018

The American Knife & Tool Institute is very pleased to welcome David Bloch, founder and president of Colorado-based Outdoor Edge, as a member of our Supporting Advisory Board. 

American Outdoor Brands Corporation Joins AKTI Board of Regents

November 15, 2018

Outdoor lifestyle products company joins other industry leaders on board of knife community’s premier advocacy organization

$93 Billion Contributed to Economy by Sportsmen

November 12, 2018

New economic reports by Southwick Associates reveals more than 53 million Americans consider themselves sportsmen and women, spending more than $93.5 billion in 2016 on gear, licenses, travel, clothing, gas and more.  Gear – that includes knives.  Sportsmen and women are major knife users in all of their activities.

Key Senate Staffers Receive AKTI’s “Common Sense Award”

October 10, 2018

AKTI honored Senate staffers for their work on the Interstate Transport Act, legislation that will provide lawful knife owners federal protection they have never had from the current patchwork of state and local knife laws.

Federal Protection for Knife Owners Gaining Momentum

September 25, 2018

The Interstate Transport Act would create a federal protection for knife owners, allowing legal interstate travel with knives, provided the knives are transported to and from states where the law allows possession of such knives, and they are transported in locked containers.

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