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I'm looking forward to possibly being able to slip an auto in my pocket for work! There's just times where it's very handy to not need to make any effort to open your knife.
 
Unbelievable in the communistwealth of PA anything that even has a potential to be controversial can pass the house with that kind of margin. Hopefully the senate will follow but our illustrious tyrannist of a governor that's term limited will most likely veto. It will be unbelievable if the bill passes the senate with that large of a margin as well, that he would, but look what he did during covid.
 
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nautiquess said:
Unbelievable in the communistwealth of PA anything that even has a potential to be controversial can pass the house with that kind of margin. Hopefully the senate will follow but our illustrious tyrannist of a governor that's term limited will most likely veto. It will be unbelievable if the bill passes the senate with that large of a margin as well, that he would, but look what he did during covid.
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I know what you mean. I too wasn’t expecting it to get that much support. Regardless of what happens, Wolf is on his way out and we’ll have a new governor in January 2023. Ritter and Co. will definitely keep at it until it’s successful. Took them at least seven years to win the gravity knife battle in NY. Took a couple tries before they finally got autos legalized in Virginia. I think it took them a while in Ohio too to get their reforms passed. I think we’ll able to carry them in PA sooner rather than later. Persistence always pays off.
 
Enzo’s Woodshop said:
PGH resident here.

Carry whatever you want, (excluding outright prohibited weapons) just be sure to give a “legitimate lawful reason” for carrying, if a cop ever asks you why you have a knife.

Keep in mind that for knives, self-defense is NOT considered a legitimate lawful reason. Any statement you make saying how a knife is “for protection” or “self-defense” or anything like that, very likely will get you in trouble.

For small knives, “menial tasks” is a good enough reason for the cops. But for anything that city folk might consider “unreasonably large” be sure to have a provable, lawful reason to be carrying it.

I’m a prolific whittler. I do a ton of woodworking, and I prefer using larger fixed blades for my projects. As such, I carry a sturdy Buck. It serves me well, and, as long as I can prove I’m a woodworker (I always carry several ongoing projects in my bag) I have a legitimate lawful reason to carry this knife.

I’ve spoken with local cops, and they said I’m 100% in the clear with all this.

I carry the below items every day, concealed. I have a Sherrif-issued LTCF for the gun. A note about those permits: they do not cover knives. Your legal ability to carry a knife does not change once you get an LTCF permit.


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I don’t think that is correct. You don’t have to give a reason for carrying a knife.
 
The bill finally passed the Senate today. Get this, it passed UNANIMOUSLY! There was only one vote against it in the House and it passed today with the entire Senate voting yes 50-0!

AKTI said they were working with the governor’s office in addition to the House and Senate to get the legislation finalized. So maybe Wolf will sign it into law? It would be very unlikely for him to veto something passed with such overwhelming bipartisan support. The gun bills he’s vetoed were strictly Republican bills passed along party lines. Fingers crossed that this gets his signature of approval and we can finally take our autos outside with us!
 
Been a week since the Senate passed the bill. AKTI said they were going to be doing some additional lobbying with the governor’s staff this week. Hasn’t been signed or vetoed yet because he’s probably out campaigning for candidates before the election. I believe if he doesn’t take action by Saturday, the bill automatically becomes law.
 
It’s official guys:

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf today signed House Bill 1929, repealing Pennsylvania’s ban on automatic knives!

The repeal is effective on January 2, 2023. Until then, possession of automatic knives remains illegal in Pennsylvania. We still have work to do in Pennsylvania; without knife law preemption, cities and towns can still prohibit automatic (and other) knives, and many do. Download our LegalBlade App 2.0 to find your local knife laws. Also, concealed carry of an automatic knife "...with the intent therewithunlawfully and maliciously to do injury to any other person..." remains illegal in Pennsylvania.

Knife Rights Chairman Doug Ritter said, "I would like to thank all who emailed their legislators to support Knife Rights' efforts on HB 1929. We worked diligently with our friends in the House and Senate to get HB 1929 bipartisan support resulting in votes of 202-1 in the House and 50-0 in the Senate. I am especially appreciative of Governor Wolf signing this bipartisan bill to advance freedom and criminal justice reform in Pennsylvania. This repeal is the culmination of 10 years of Knife Rights' efforts in Pennsylvania."

Knife Rights Director of Legislative Affairs Todd Rathner worked closely with our team on the ground in Pennsylvania to assure this bill's passage and to stop a potentially destructive, last-minute amendment which could have doomed this important legislation. Our team in Pennsylvania worked successfully with Governor Wolf's office to educate him on why he should sign SB1929.

Knife Rights would like to thank HB 1929 sponsor Representative Martin Causer (R-HD67) who said, "It was a team effort getting HB 1929 to Governor Wolf's desk for his signature. I want to thank Knife Rights and their mobilization of their members to support HB 1929. It's that support that helped secure passage of a good piece of legislation."

Knife Rights would also like to thank Senator Shariff Street (D-SD3) who sponsored our similar bill in the Senate, for assisting in this bipartisan effort to get HB 1929 through the Senate. Sen. Shariff said, "I was honored to work with Knife Rights on House Bill 1929 to secure bipartisan passage of this important criminal justice reform bill."

We are proud of the collaborative process by which this issue was discussed, supported and eventually passed and signed into law.

Knife Rights has led the effort to repeal switchblade bans or restrictions in 20 states, starting with New Hampshire in 2010. Repeals have since been enacted in Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and now, Pennsylvania.

Knife Rights is America's grassroots knife owners' organization; leading the fight to
Rewrite Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 40 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 26 states and over 150 cities and towns since 2010.
 
I'm wondering if they set the start date to after the elections (1/2/23), so that they could try to vote it down again after winning votes?
 
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Knife_Collector_101 said:
It’s official guys:

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf today signed House Bill 1929, repealing Pennsylvania’s ban on automatic knives!

The repeal is effective on January 2, 2023. Until then, possession of automatic knives remains illegal in Pennsylvania. We still have work to do in Pennsylvania; without knife law preemption, cities and towns can still prohibit automatic (and other) knives, and many do. Download our LegalBlade App 2.0 to find your local knife laws. Also, concealed carry of an automatic knife "...with the intent therewithunlawfully and maliciously to do injury to any other person..." remains illegal in Pennsylvania.

Knife Rights Chairman Doug Ritter said, "I would like to thank all who emailed their legislators to support Knife Rights' efforts on HB 1929. We worked diligently with our friends in the House and Senate to get HB 1929 bipartisan support resulting in votes of 202-1 in the House and 50-0 in the Senate. I am especially appreciative of Governor Wolf signing this bipartisan bill to advance freedom and criminal justice reform in Pennsylvania. This repeal is the culmination of 10 years of Knife Rights' efforts in Pennsylvania."

Knife Rights Director of Legislative Affairs Todd Rathner worked closely with our team on the ground in Pennsylvania to assure this bill's passage and to stop a potentially destructive, last-minute amendment which could have doomed this important legislation. Our team in Pennsylvania worked successfully with Governor Wolf's office to educate him on why he should sign SB1929.

Knife Rights would like to thank HB 1929 sponsor Representative Martin Causer (R-HD67) who said, "It was a team effort getting HB 1929 to Governor Wolf's desk for his signature. I want to thank Knife Rights and their mobilization of their members to support HB 1929. It's that support that helped secure passage of a good piece of legislation."

Knife Rights would also like to thank Senator Shariff Street (D-SD3) who sponsored our similar bill in the Senate, for assisting in this bipartisan effort to get HB 1929 through the Senate. Sen. Shariff said, "I was honored to work with Knife Rights on House Bill 1929 to secure bipartisan passage of this important criminal justice reform bill."

We are proud of the collaborative process by which this issue was discussed, supported and eventually passed and signed into law.

Knife Rights has led the effort to repeal switchblade bans or restrictions in 20 states, starting with New Hampshire in 2010. Repeals have since been enacted in Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and now, Pennsylvania.

Knife Rights is America's grassroots knife owners' organization; leading the fight to
Rewrite Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 40 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 26 states and over 150 cities and towns since 2010.
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Oh wow! This is awesome news!

As a PA resident, I have been longing for a Buck 110 auto to carry!

Time to start saving my pennies!

Thanks for sharing!
 
Thank you Mr. Ritter and AKTI!
Does this just cover autos or does it include the ability to carry fixed blades too.
 
Fantastic news!!!!!!!! Time to buy another microtech!

Holy crap I can’t believe it !!!!!
 
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This is a surprise to say the least. Looks like I'll be purchasing some nice autos in the coming months.
 
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