WI Limtd Switchblade Ban Repeal Bill Amended into Knife Rights' Knife Law Reform Bill

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Working closely with AB 142 sponsor State Representative Kathy Bernier and committee staff, Knife Rights Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Rathner, was able to facilitate the redraft of the limited "switchblade with CCW" AB 142 into a full blown knife law reform bill. The amended AB142 removes all restrictions on switchblades and concealed carry of knives from Wisconsin statutes with the exception that a person who is prohibited under state law from possessing a firearm may not go armed with a concealed knife that is a "dangerous
weapon," and the bill now also includes Knife Law Preemption.


AB 142 passed the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety in a bipartisan vote of 8-2 and now moves to the full Assembly for its consideration.

If you live, work or travel in Wisconsin, CALL or EMAIL your Representative and ask them to please vote in favor of AB 142. That's all you need to ask of them, keep it simple and polite. Click here to Find Your Legislator on a map: http://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/ or or click here for a listing of the Representatives: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/legislators/assembly


Knife rights would like to express our appreciation for the support in this effort being provided by Wisconsin Firearm Owners, Ranges, Clubs & Educators, Inc., the state NRA affiliate.

Knife Law Preemption repeals and prevents local 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 passed the nation's first Knife Law Preemption bill in Arizona in 2010 and has since passed preemption bills in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

Knife Rights passed the nation's first repeal of a switchblade (automatic) knife ban in 2010 in New Hampshire and has since passed repeal of switchblade bans (and repealed other knife restrictions) in Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas. In Washington state knifemakers can now legally manufacture automatic knives.


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Bills in both houses have cleared committee and await floor votes. Right now it is a scheduling and priorities issue and we continue to work on getting it done. At this point there's not much anyone can do unless you happen to be a close friend of leadership in either Assembly or Senate, in which case, please contact me. Other than that, just hang tight.
 
Any idea if this sort of bill will make it to Illinois?
 
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