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SC Bill Goes to Governor
AKTIs bill, S 968, cleared the last legislative hurdles on May 29, 2008 before going to the governor. A last-minute amendment attached to it was rewritten by our lobbyist and accepted by both the Senate and the House.
S 968, which would remove the two-inch blade limit on knives that are carried, has been sent to the governor. He now has five days to sign it or veto it.
Please take a few minutes to write the Governor a letter. You can FAX it to him at 803-734-5167. If you want to email him, you can go to http://www.scgovernor.com/contact/
and use the form they provide. If you email a version of our letter below, you will need to cut and paste it on the governors email site. If you want to call the governor, you can do so at 803-734-2100.
Please modify the letter below to reflect your concerns as a hunter, fisherman, potential visitor for other recreation, resident or a business owner with links to South Carolina.
June 2, 2008
Governor Mark Sanford
Office of the South Carolina Governor
PO Box 12267.
Columbia, SC 29211
RE: Support for S 968
Dear Governor Sanford:
The American Knife & Tool Institute, the organization that represents all segments of the sporting knife industry and all responsible knife owners, asks for your support and signature of S 968 when it gets to your desk.
More than 95 percent of the knives used by sportsmen, gardeners, recreational users and the construction industry have blades longer than two inches. Virtually every hunter and fisherman carries a knife and it would be rare to find one that has a blade less than two inches.
Recent studies by the Congressional Sportsmens Foundation, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation show that hunters and fishermen provide a huge impact on the South Carolina economy.
1) An estimated 595,000 hunters and fishermen spend more than $1.9 billion per year in your state.
2) They support 32,700 state jobs that produce a payroll of $839,000 million.
3) Outdoor activities generate $182 million in state and local taxes annually.
Your current knife law makes virtually every hunter and fisherman subject to arrest for knife carry. South Carolina should welcome these law-abiding people into your state. And we should not make de-facto criminals of the estimated 2,000,000 state residents and other visitors who carry knives for their jobs or a broad range of recreational purposes.
Please support S 968.
Sincerely,
David D. Kowalski
AKTI Communications Coordinator
AKTIs bill, S 968, cleared the last legislative hurdles on May 29, 2008 before going to the governor. A last-minute amendment attached to it was rewritten by our lobbyist and accepted by both the Senate and the House.
S 968, which would remove the two-inch blade limit on knives that are carried, has been sent to the governor. He now has five days to sign it or veto it.
Please take a few minutes to write the Governor a letter. You can FAX it to him at 803-734-5167. If you want to email him, you can go to http://www.scgovernor.com/contact/
and use the form they provide. If you email a version of our letter below, you will need to cut and paste it on the governors email site. If you want to call the governor, you can do so at 803-734-2100.
Please modify the letter below to reflect your concerns as a hunter, fisherman, potential visitor for other recreation, resident or a business owner with links to South Carolina.
June 2, 2008
Governor Mark Sanford
Office of the South Carolina Governor
PO Box 12267.
Columbia, SC 29211
RE: Support for S 968
Dear Governor Sanford:
The American Knife & Tool Institute, the organization that represents all segments of the sporting knife industry and all responsible knife owners, asks for your support and signature of S 968 when it gets to your desk.
More than 95 percent of the knives used by sportsmen, gardeners, recreational users and the construction industry have blades longer than two inches. Virtually every hunter and fisherman carries a knife and it would be rare to find one that has a blade less than two inches.
Recent studies by the Congressional Sportsmens Foundation, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation show that hunters and fishermen provide a huge impact on the South Carolina economy.
1) An estimated 595,000 hunters and fishermen spend more than $1.9 billion per year in your state.
2) They support 32,700 state jobs that produce a payroll of $839,000 million.
3) Outdoor activities generate $182 million in state and local taxes annually.
Your current knife law makes virtually every hunter and fisherman subject to arrest for knife carry. South Carolina should welcome these law-abiding people into your state. And we should not make de-facto criminals of the estimated 2,000,000 state residents and other visitors who carry knives for their jobs or a broad range of recreational purposes.
Please support S 968.
Sincerely,
David D. Kowalski
AKTI Communications Coordinator