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Virginia House and Senate Committee Passes Knife Bill

January 23, 2017

House Bill 1432 and Senate Bill 1347 Eliminate Concealed Carry Restrictions for Law-Abiding Citizens Using Automatic Knives for Professional and Recreational Uses in Virginia

Virginia HB 1432 Passes Subcommittee

January 17, 2017

The American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) today applauded the passage of HB 1432 by the Virginia House Courts of Justice Subcommittee on Criminal Law. The legislation, conceived by AKTI and sponsored by Delegate Lee Ware, R-District 65, will reform current state laws to authorize any person to carry an automatic knife concealed…

AKTI Announces Prefiling of Virginia House Bill 1432

December 19, 2016

The American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) today announced the prefiling of Virginia HB 1432 by Delegate Lee Ware. HB 1432 would remove concealed carry restrictions for knife users lawfully using an automatic knife.

Bipartisan Legislators Hear About Knife Concerns

December 5, 2016

Our partnership with CSF provides access to decision makers who understand the value of their knife as a tool in those activities and has opened numerous relationships that have resulted in knife laws changes in several states.

U.S. Customs Stops Microtech Counterfeits

October 1, 2016

Over the last year, Microtech has been ramping up the resources allocated to fighting counterfeit products. With the help of in-house legal counsel, Daniel Lawson, the company is beginning to see the results of intensive anti-counterfeit efforts. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has recently detained several sizeable shipments en route to the US from China that contained counterfeit products […]

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