AKTI Membership?

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Gadgetman7

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I don't list it under my handle, couldn't figure out how, but I am a proud AKTI member. I just received their newsletter today and read the article about the new law in Boston. I'm glad that AKTI was able to influence this legislation but I wish that they had been able to actually change the length limit. (SAK's are now illegal. Maybe a newspaper ad could made this apparent and changed public opinion.) Which brings me to the reason for this post.

The AKTI is trying to moderate laws and maybe even change existing laws but their budget is extremely limited. Maybe I've been an NRA member too long but I think that the AKTI's effectiveness is seriously hampered by a lack of funds. They can't support political candidates, buy ads or even support lobbyists without funding. Everyone on this forum should be an AKTI member if they can afford it and the cost is cheap, only $35. Cheaper than one knife. We have to make this organization as effective as the NRA or we are slowly going to lose our right to carry knives. We have to influence public opinion and the political process.

Sorry, just venting I guess but I'm really frustrated with the spate of new laws. The AKTI must be adequately funded and supported if we expect to keep our knife rights. So if you're not a member - spend the money...join.
 
I totally agree. What I find disturbing is that there is still no way to join online. What is AKTI waiting for? They/we still need to increase membership.

Come on--Get with it. Make it easy to drop a credit card in there and support this organization.
 
I support the AKTI for just the reasons that you have put forward. There is no AKTI representation in Canada, but I believe that anything that happens in the US will likely happen here as well. For that reason they will continue to get my support.

I brought this up in the past and found that a lot of the members of this forum do not seem to think that the AKTI are worth supporting. It is my belief that the knife community is going to need an organization that is as powerful as it can be or more and more of these restrictive laws are going to be passed. Once they are, it will be next to impossible to get them reversed.
 
Originally posted by knifenerd
I totally agree. What I find disturbing is that there is still no way to join online...
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Agreed. While I do not think this is still an option, I believe I first joined as part of an A.G. Russell knife order...
 
Keith: It's really good to have the support of our friendly neighbors to the north. We all share the same interests and concerns. My feeling has always been that if membership could be recruited more easily online, membership could be increased. As you stated, it's more important now than ever.
 
BTW, Gadgetman7, if you want to add a signiture line, go to the "user cp" line at the top, click on it, and then click on the "edit profile" line. You will be given the chance to add a signiture line of your choice.:)
 
Originally posted by knifenerd
BTW, Gadgetman7, if you want to add a signiture line, go to the "user cp" line at the top, click on it, and then click on the "edit profile" line. You will be given the chance to add a signiture line of your choice.:)
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Thanks Knifenerd.........
 
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