ICYMI: A 5-Star “Unintentional Editorial” from a Reader
Keeping the spam-bots at bay is a constant low-level annoyance. For some reason or another, they have latched onto the Project Kephart post and spam the hell out of it. It is obviously not our fault,...
View ArticleNew York’s Gravity Knife Prosecutions Are Unjust, And New York Knows It
As we all know by now, New York City doesn’t like knife owners. The Big Apple’s misinterpretation of the state’s gravity knife statute, declaring the majority of common locking knives as gravity...
View ArticleNew York City Arrests, Prosecutes, Eventually Settles With Legal Knife Owner
So according to New York City, any locking knife is considered to be an illegal gravity knife. If one wants to stay on the right side of their law, what are the options for those who still want to...
View ArticleMore on Tuesday’s Connecticut Supreme Court Ruling – Volokh’s Take
For those of you unfamiliar with Prof. Eugene Volokh, he is a UCLA law professor, former purveyor of the blog Volokh Conspiracy, and now a regular columnist for the Washington Post. He writes and...
View ArticleFederal Judge “Surprised” by NYC’s Gravity Knife Interpretation, DA’s...
Early proceedings in Knife Rights Federal Civil Rights case against New York City appear to have been favorable for knife owners living in, and traveling to/through the big apple. After initially being...
View ArticleKnife Rights Update: January “News Slice”
While the above video may be a bit of a bizarre medium for listing their accomplishments, I found it strangely compelling and watched the whole thing. This was due in part because I wanted to see the...
View ArticleKnife Owners Protection Act Bill Filed in Congress
By Dean Weingarten Congressman Matt Salmon from Arizona has filed the Knife Owners Protection Act (KOPA) in the 2015 session of Congress. KOPA would extend to knives the protections afforded to firearm...
View ArticleKnifeRights.org: Illinois bill would legalize “switchblades” for CCW license...
Illinois State Senator Tim Bevins has introduced a bill to the legislature which would allow people who have jumped through all of the required hoops for a CCW permit to posses, manufacture, and...
View ArticleSunday Link Dump: Everything Must Go!
I am swamped. I pulled together all of the prizes from our Beer Defender Contest this afternoon, and I began culinary testing of the Wilmont Wharny (spoiler: It is one of the best knives I have tested...
View ArticleKnifeRights.org Press Release: Washington State Ivory Ban Fails.
I love elephants. One of my fondest memories is when, as a student at the Koobi Fora Field School in Kenya, we followed our Massai guide through the bush until we reached a herd of elephants he had...
View ArticleCSM Asks: “Should it really be illegal to carry a knife in the city?”
While not by any stretch hoplophiles, the folks at the Christian Science Monitor have demonstrated the ability to handle the topic of gun-rights/control in a reasonably fair manner in the past. They...
View ArticleCivil Rights Update: OK Governor signs switchblade legalization bill
Governor Mary Fallin (R-OK) is a bit schizophrenic when it comes to her citizens’ God-given right to keep and bear the tools of their choice. Last year, she got in a tiff with her legislature and...
View ArticleHoplophobic Quotes of the Day: Cognitive Dissonance Edition
““I’ve seen a lot of deadly attacks with knives and I think repealing all the laws and eliminating them would be ridiculous, However, I do believe we need laws restricting certain types of knives,...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Is the media coming around?
“We see it all the time, I’ve had all kinds of people being accused of having a dangerous weapon, and you go, ‘What weapon?’ And you look at what was classified as the weapon and you have to laugh.” –...
View ArticleTexans, KnifeRights needs your help
It is go-time for those of you who live or work in the state of Texas. HB 905 now sits before the TX Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. KnifeRights is asking for you to please contact Chairman...
View ArticleNews from Texas: Preemption sent to Governor Abbot; “Decriminalization” bill...
On the positive side, HB905, the Texas Knife Preemption Bill has cleared all but the final hurdle. It was sent to Governor Abbot for his signature. It is unlikely that a Governor with a great 2A track...
View ArticleKnifeRights.org Sharper Future Awards announced
I want to start by thanking Doug ans Suzie Ritter of KnifeRights.org for adding me to the list to attend the Sharper Future Awards Breakfast. In addition to the various awards that were given out to...
View ArticleSheriff Clarke Speech Recap
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. was the Keynote Speaker at this year’s KnifeRights.org Sharper Future Awards Breakfast. Sheriff Clarke has been an outspoken champion of the Constitution...
View ArticleBatter-up New York: Let’s bring gravity-knife repeal home.
It’s go time New York. In case you missed it, New York’s prohibition on what they call “gravity knives” ensnares thousands of innocent knife carriers each year who are bearing tools “in common use”...
View ArticleSprint to the finish…
Today is the day that KnifeRights needs your help. If you live work or travel in New York, please stop what you are doing and call or email Chairman John Flanagan of the NY Senate Rules Committee and...
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