The letters need to be written- Federal knife Ban update

OK as much as this pisses me off I don't see this as a threat to ownership of an AO. They are not sending out the black helicopters with federal SWAT teams to bust down our doors and tear up our homes to find "switchblades".

It does sound bad for importers of this type of knife, but not owners. Does anyone see this as affecting the domestic production of this type of knife at this point? The legalese is pretty hard to weigh through, and I am not trying to say that I don't have a problem with this BS. But isn't this a law strictly relating to importation of this type of knife versus domestic production, ownership and possession?

I realize it could lead to other things like restricted ownership. I also would like to know if anyone has considered this from a second ammendment standpoint, i.e. is the right to keep and bear arms strictly talking about firearms?

To put it in context, certainly the revolutionary soldiers not only carried rifles and pistols but swords and knives as well. In those days I would think that during close combat a sword or knife could be employed more often than in modern warfare.

Am I crazy or what? It's happened before.
 
how is a slip joint a threat, i can barely open some of them with the nail nick & two hands ?
 
goldie said:
how is a slip joint a threat, i can barely open some of them with the nail nick & two hands ?
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It's pointy and sharp. Therefore to them, a slip joint is like any other knife...a threat to the public safety.
 
I guess we won't be able to use box cutters anymore either, since most of those can be 1-hand opened.

Maybe if someone invents a 3-handed knife, one that can only be opened by the user and a citizen who will objectively determine whether what they intend to use the knife for is acceptable or not, we'll be able to carry those around.
 
vjb.knife said:
OK as much as this pisses me off I don't see this as a threat to ownership of an AO. They are not sending out the black helicopters with federal SWAT teams to bust down our doors and tear up our homes to find "switchblades".

It does sound bad for importers of this type of knife, but not owners. Does anyone see this as affecting the domestic production of this type of knife at this point? The legalese is pretty hard to weigh through, and I am not trying to say that I don't have a problem with this BS. But isn't this a law strictly relating to importation of this type of knife versus domestic production, ownership and possession?

I realize it could lead to other things like restricted ownership. I also would like to know if anyone has considered this from a second ammendment standpoint, i.e. is the right to keep and bear arms strictly talking about firearms?

To put it in context, certainly the revolutionary soldiers not only carried rifles and pistols but swords and knives as well. In those days I would think that during close combat a sword or knife could be employed more often than in modern warfare.

Am I crazy or what? It's happened before.
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One way it could affect domestic production is that it could put a major hurt on knife companies that are here in the US. Imaging that Kershaw or CRKT has a boat load of AO coming over right now, somewhere on a cargo ship at sea. With this ruling they may not be allowed to receive them or mail them to their dealers if they do get them. So they are out the money for those knives. Add to that that they will have contracts to buy knives from the makers overseas that they can no longer sell. So they would be out that money also. Some companies may not be able to take that kind of financial hit. Now worse case Customs and HLS decide any knife that can be opened with just one hand or flicked open is a no no. Unless the company makes all there knives here in the US they will all get crushed. How many company have at least one line of knives that are made in Japan or China? Almost all at this point. If they can not get knives from those sources....could be bad. Not saying it will go down like this just saying it could. They don't have to pass laws to make it illegal to carry knives, they can just kill all the companies we buy them from now.
 
WHAT ARE THE KNIFE MANUFACTURERS SAYING ABOUT THIS? it would seem to me that THEY would have MORE clout than us wage/tax slaves.

anyone?
 
Bushman, Sog, Buck, Kershaw, SMKW have all asked everyone to write letters as that will be a basis for them to appeal the ruling if it goes through. The greater the number of letters the better chance a appeal will be herad if one is needed.
 
This is the last thing Chuck Buck had to say and this is the day the letters NEED TO GO OUT, SO PLEASE STOP FIGHTING AND QUESTIONING WHAT THIS IS JUST GET THE LETTERS OUT !!!!!

"Customs denied our request for an extension today so all letters need to be in to Customs by next Friday the 19th. They set the deadline for comment on a Sunday(6/21). No emails...must be snail mail."

Any questions go to the www.akti.org
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CJ Buck
Buck Knives, Inc.
 
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