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This happend to me in NYC a few months ago also.
The post below is from another person that had the same experience!
We are in trouble and need your support.
They are taking ALL folding knives
My JD Smith C58G confiscated!
Last week in a trip to a federal building in Boston to renew my passport, I tossed all of my pocket's contents, including my Spyderco JD Smith C58G, into the tray, never imaging that the following would happen; It was confiscated with explanation that I was bringing a dangerous weapon onto federal property!!!
All protests fell upon deaf ears, even though I was even tempered, modulated my voice to be calm and rational and generally deferential and respectful. I have passed through the doors of other official buildings and my EDC's were simply held for me until I'd concluded my business in these places.
Never this kind of outrageous confiscation. We are losing this battle people; WRITE THOSE LETTERS!!!
Do you see that this is a serious situation people?
Read below.
URGENT ACTION ALERT: STOP Funding Amendment Introduced. Write your Senators AGAIN NOW to STOP funding for Customs' Pocket Knife Grab.
Knife Rights News Slice Vol. 2 Number 12
This newsletter is emailed to Knife Rights members, those who have notified Knife Rights of their interest in the issues discussed and the news media. If you prefer not to receive these emails from Knife Rights, please email: dritter@kniferights.org and ask to be removed.
Senators Cornyn, Wyden, Vitter, Crapo, Enzi, Merkley, Roberts, and Risch's have introduced an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill to restrict funding. This would prevent Customs from implementing their proposed ruling that would prohibit the import of assisted and one-hand openers and in the process would broadly re-defined what a Switchblade is to cover almost all pocket knives, with potential far-reaching consequences. We need your help NOW to rally Senate support for this amendment to stop funding for this Customs rulemaking.
We have gotten this far in large part due to your letters that have flooded in to Senate offices. We now need you to write AGAIN in support of this Amendment. Contacting your Senators is critically important to get this Amendment into the appropriations bill.
Please note that multiple members of a household can and should each write separately.
We encourage you to use the sample letter below and copy and paste into the Senators' email forms. If you want to further personalize your letter, please be POLITE and NON-PARTISAN. The "enemy" is Customs, not the Administration. We can only succeed with the support of both parties. DO NOT yell, don't rant and don't be rude! Stay focused and stay on message. This is NOT the time or place to express your frustrations or make any other political points or complaints.
Locate YOUR OWN Senators and their email forms here:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Here is a Sample Letter to your Senators (copy and paste into the email form). If your Senator is one of those listed at the end as co-sponsors, change the closing to THANK them for their efforts co-sponsoring this amendment.:
RE: Amendment Number 1408 to DHS Appropriations H.R. 2892
Dear Senator [Insert Senators Name],
As a pocket knife owner, I am extremely concerned about the recently announced Customs ruling, which wrongly interprets federal law and would prohibit the importation of many of the sporting and utility knives that I use and enjoy. Their overly broad and novel new interpretation of what a Switchblade is could make me a felon for carrying a simple pocket knife. Additionally, the economic impact of the ruling on the knife trade would be severe. Pocket knives utilizing assisted or one hand opening technology are the dominant share of the market, and prohibiting the use of the technology would force significant job losses, and the potential loss of entire businesses.
This type of Federal regulation is totally unnecessary. I strongly urge you to accept Senators Cornyn, Wyden, Vitter, Crapo, Enzi, Merkley, Roberts, and Rischs funding restriction amendment, Number 1408, to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, that prevents Customs from implementing this ruling.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Individual Signature]
-
This happend to me in NYC a few months ago also.
The post below is from another person that had the same experience!
We are in trouble and need your support.
They are taking ALL folding knives
My JD Smith C58G confiscated!
Last week in a trip to a federal building in Boston to renew my passport, I tossed all of my pocket's contents, including my Spyderco JD Smith C58G, into the tray, never imaging that the following would happen; It was confiscated with explanation that I was bringing a dangerous weapon onto federal property!!!
All protests fell upon deaf ears, even though I was even tempered, modulated my voice to be calm and rational and generally deferential and respectful. I have passed through the doors of other official buildings and my EDC's were simply held for me until I'd concluded my business in these places.
Never this kind of outrageous confiscation. We are losing this battle people; WRITE THOSE LETTERS!!!
Do you see that this is a serious situation people?
Read below.
URGENT ACTION ALERT: STOP Funding Amendment Introduced. Write your Senators AGAIN NOW to STOP funding for Customs' Pocket Knife Grab.
Knife Rights News Slice Vol. 2 Number 12
This newsletter is emailed to Knife Rights members, those who have notified Knife Rights of their interest in the issues discussed and the news media. If you prefer not to receive these emails from Knife Rights, please email: dritter@kniferights.org and ask to be removed.
Senators Cornyn, Wyden, Vitter, Crapo, Enzi, Merkley, Roberts, and Risch's have introduced an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill to restrict funding. This would prevent Customs from implementing their proposed ruling that would prohibit the import of assisted and one-hand openers and in the process would broadly re-defined what a Switchblade is to cover almost all pocket knives, with potential far-reaching consequences. We need your help NOW to rally Senate support for this amendment to stop funding for this Customs rulemaking.
We have gotten this far in large part due to your letters that have flooded in to Senate offices. We now need you to write AGAIN in support of this Amendment. Contacting your Senators is critically important to get this Amendment into the appropriations bill.
Please note that multiple members of a household can and should each write separately.
We encourage you to use the sample letter below and copy and paste into the Senators' email forms. If you want to further personalize your letter, please be POLITE and NON-PARTISAN. The "enemy" is Customs, not the Administration. We can only succeed with the support of both parties. DO NOT yell, don't rant and don't be rude! Stay focused and stay on message. This is NOT the time or place to express your frustrations or make any other political points or complaints.
Locate YOUR OWN Senators and their email forms here:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Here is a Sample Letter to your Senators (copy and paste into the email form). If your Senator is one of those listed at the end as co-sponsors, change the closing to THANK them for their efforts co-sponsoring this amendment.:
RE: Amendment Number 1408 to DHS Appropriations H.R. 2892
Dear Senator [Insert Senators Name],
As a pocket knife owner, I am extremely concerned about the recently announced Customs ruling, which wrongly interprets federal law and would prohibit the importation of many of the sporting and utility knives that I use and enjoy. Their overly broad and novel new interpretation of what a Switchblade is could make me a felon for carrying a simple pocket knife. Additionally, the economic impact of the ruling on the knife trade would be severe. Pocket knives utilizing assisted or one hand opening technology are the dominant share of the market, and prohibiting the use of the technology would force significant job losses, and the potential loss of entire businesses.
This type of Federal regulation is totally unnecessary. I strongly urge you to accept Senators Cornyn, Wyden, Vitter, Crapo, Enzi, Merkley, Roberts, and Rischs funding restriction amendment, Number 1408, to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, that prevents Customs from implementing this ruling.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Individual Signature]
-
Anyway, I've sent letter supporting the current Amendment Number 1447 to DHS Appropriations H.R. 2892, and hope that staying in my Senator's radar will help get the switchblade issue, at least, resolved. But knives are sure under attack in this country. I never can figure out why people think inanimate objects are dangerous. 
