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United States District Court, Eastern District of New York Case Summary

June 5, 2017

United States v. Irazarry
509 F. Supp. 2d 198 (E.D.N.Y. 2007)

Federal judge finds folding utility razor knife not a gravity knife.

Michigan District Court Case Summary

June 5, 2017

Michigan v. Mata
Decided:  January 21, 2003

Kershaw Speedsafe knife not banned by Michigan law prohibiting automatic knives.

Don’t Believe the Myths About Automatic Knives

June 2, 2017

AKTI is removing automatic restrictions state by state and working to enact federal law to protect the rights of knife owners who travel between different states and jurisdictions.  Our goal is also to repeal the FSA which is a ban on the commerce of valuable tools between states.  We diligently and responsibly work to eliminate restrictions that hamper the ability of the knife community to do business or knife owners to chose the best tool for the task at hand.

Gerber Supports the American Knife & Tool Institute with Proceeds from New Knife Series

June 2, 2017

small pocket knife

Gerber will be selling the single batch, limited 20 unit run of the G1-001 at the 2017 Blade Show, where 100% of sales will be donated to the AKTI American Knife & Tool Institute to support the organization’s ongoing efforts to defend and improve the rights and laws of knife users and manufacturers.

World Famous Custom Knifemakers Support AKTI’s Fundraiser

May 28, 2017

Knives from renowned custom makers including Tony Bose, Russ Kommer, Steve Jernigan, Tom Veff, Lucas Burnley, Brian Tighe, Ken Onion, D’Holder, Ed Van Hoy, Tony Marfione, Ken Steigerwalt, Alan Folts, Jesper Voxnaes, T.W. Downing, Robert Carter and Brad Zinker will be on live auction at the American Knife & Tool Institute’s (AKTI) fundraiser on Friday evening, June 2nd in Atlanta, Georgia.

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