Knife Rights' Montana Switchblade Ban Repeal & Knife Law Preemption Bill Introduced

[Critter]

[Post in General Approved by Spark]

At the request of Knife Rights, Montana State Representative Casey Knudsen has introduced HB 155 which would repeal the state's switchblade ban and enact Knife Law Preemption.

This effort follows up on 2017's repeal of the prohibition against concealed carry without a CCW of "a knife with blade 4 or more inches in length" as well as removing Dirks, Daggers, Sword Canes, razors, "billy" and "knuckles" from the items prohibited from concealed carry.

Knife Rights will let you know as soon as it is appropriate to contact your legislators about this bill.

We would like to thank Montana Knife Rights supporter E.J. Redding for his assistance in getting this bill moving.

Preemption prevents enforcement of existing local knife ordinances and prohibits new ordinances more restrictive than state law which only serve to confuse or entrap law-abiding citizens traveling within or through the state. Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere in a state.

Knife Rights signature Knife Law Preemption effort started with enactment of the nation's first Knife Law Preemption bill in Arizona in 2010. In total, eleven states have now enacted Knife Rights' Knife Law Preemption bills.

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[GermanyChris]

Whodda thunk that Wyoming had auto knife laws there's only three people in the state

 

[BD_01]

Wyoming? Really? C’mon GermanyChris !

Based on my Google-Fu research (and the link in the OP), Montana has some weird restrictions on autos that mostly prohibit carry AND transport, but provide a cumbersome loophole for in-home ‘collector’ possession (with unspecified approval from the Sheriff, blah blah blah).

Last summer I was surprised to find a retailer with a display case full of autos for sale (mostly Microtechs IIRC). Speaking with the manager, he assured me that the sale of autos was perfectly legal and confirmed my understanding of the remaining law was fundamentally correct. (Open sale is contrary to what the statute says in the OP link—so that’s what surprised me.)

TLDR; the Montana law on automatic knives makes no practical sense at all. While prohibited by statute, open sale is fine (at least in Flathead County), but you can’t carry or transport (even with a CCW) and you can possess them in your home only if you are a [undefined] *recognized collector* with [undefined] *approval* from the Sheriff.

Nonsencical laws need to go away, if only for the sake of sound logic and reasoning.

That and I really want a Protech Newport Tuxedo when I change zipcodes.

Thank you Knife Rights