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AKTI Introduces South Carolina S968 Bill to Change Restrictive Weapons Statute

January 1, 2008

In 2008, AKTI took on the South Carolina weapons statute that was even more restrictive than an Arkansas weapons statute that the organization helped repeal in 2007.

One-Hand-Opening Utility Knife Not a Gravity Knife Rules Federal Court Judge in New York

August 31, 2007

Senior District Judge Jack B. Weinstein (United States District Court – Eastern District of New York) in U.S. v. John Irizarry, issued a ruling on August 31, 2007, that recognizes we cannot punish potentially millions of law-abiding citizens for carrying knives they use on the job.

California Appellate Court Affirms 653k Exemption for One-hand Opening Knives

July 1, 2007

A California Appellate Court upheld the 653k exemption for one-handers in the state’s switchblade statute, challenged in a 2007 case. This exemption was initiated and supported by AKTI in 2000/2001 but has been periodically challenged in various court cases, all of which have upheld 653k.

Canadian Judge Rules Assisted-Opening Knives Not Weapons

June 28, 2007

An Ontario (Canada) Court of Justice ruled favorably on behalf of a retailer defendant cited for selling banned weapons when he sold assisted-opening knives from Kershaw and others.

Goldie Russell Becomes Fifth AKTI President

June 7, 2007

At the 10th annual meeting of the American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI), Goldie Russell was elected as the fifth president of the knife industry’s advocacy group, as well as the first woman president.

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