Corresponding bills introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate would clarify assisted opening knives are not switchblades, allow for limited carry of automatics and permit the manufacture of automatics within the state.

Maine was added to the growing number of states repealing laws restricting certain types of knives.

AKTI honored Senators Enzi and Wyden for their tireless work on the Knife Owners’ Protection Act (KOPA), a bill that will ensure federal protection for lawful knife owners from the current patchwork of state and local knife laws.

AKTI continues to support New York legislation to make sure knife owners are not arrested for possession of a “gravity” knife that is ill-defined and has nothing to do with illegal intent to use the knife.

Maine bill by Rep. Stetkis will allow anyone who lives, works or travels to Maine to use a valuable automatic knife – will be effective October 15, 2015