WSJ anti-knife article

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I don't think this has been brought up here yet, excuse me if it has.


The Wall Street Journal recently ran a very anti-knife article, which
has been reprinted various places;

Deadly pocketknives become a $1 billion business

They protray companies such as Spyderco, Benchmade, Emerson, Cold Steel,
Leatherman, Case, & Buck as part of a $1 billion "tactical knife" industry, which
supposedly needs to be regulated.

They also mention an FBI bulletin which they say claims that "tactical knives"
are an "emerging threat".

They imply that "tactical knives" instead of box cutters were used on 9/11, &
reference a couple of high profile recent stabbing cases.

They also keep protraying "tactical knives" as equivalent to switchblades.
And they claim that "tactical knifes have remained legal because ...
(legislators) really don't know anything about knives."

At the end, they bring up the bogeyman of "ceramic and plastic knives
that can pass through metal detectors".

This is a real hatchet job, and it reminds me of the beginning of the "assult rifle"
BS in the '80s which eventually lead to the AWB. Is this the opening move in
a push for English-style knife legislationin the US?

If you are concerned by this, there is something you can do.
United States Knife & Tool Association
"is proposed to serve knife and tool owners as their advocate against restrictions
on knife and tool ownership and carry"
Right now they are looking to see how much support they would have among
knife owners to lobby against any such legislation. They are not asking for
money, etc. now, but just seeing if there is enough knife owners who would
support such efforts to make it feasible.
Please go to the web sites above for more information.

Thanks for your attention,

John


"A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands."
--Lucius Annaeus Seneca, "the Younger
 
Good to know on all accounts.
There is a sector of our society on the Eastern Seaboard, like the Western, that does not live in the same United States as the rest of us. In their protected universe, there may be some difference between a screw driver and a 'tactical knife" in lethality. While most of us know that deadly weapons are everywhere and can come from nearly anything.


munk
 
Thank you Thomas. I hadn't seen that thread.

The Bladeforum Political discussion is here:

linkin

The original WSJ article text is included in here, in Knives, News and Your Views:

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John
 
We must all beware the threat of handy, one-hand opening, locking knives. They'll be the end of us all...



...or at least be handy and save our fingers. :D Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!


Chris
 
thing is... The WSJ is not exactly a bastion of liberalism... actually 180 degrees in their editorials. There's a response letter from AKTI posted on these boards somewhere.
 
This is post 9/11 hysteria, of course.

That said, I'm not sure that in everyday life, I've personally got anything like the use for a "tactical" blade as, say, a Swiss Army Knife, Pukko, or even a khuk. If we've taken great pains to try and convince people that knives aren't just weapons ... that they're tools for everyday life ... then the idea of carrying 'round tactical blades rather goes against this concept.

I've got to say, considering the gun laws in most of the US, I do find the idea of restricting knives rather odd. Why should one be able to get a concealed carry permit for a handgun, yet not be allowed to carry a knife with a blade over 4" or so? Seems quite odd.
 
TomFetter said:
This is post 9/11 hysteria, of course.

That said, I'm not sure that in everyday life, I've personally got anything like the use for a "tactical" blade as, say, a Swiss Army Knife, Pukko, or even a khuk. If we've taken great pains to try and convince people that knives aren't just weapons ... that they're tools for everyday life ... then the idea of carrying 'round tactical blades rather goes against this concept.

I've got to say, considering the gun laws in most of the US, I do find the idea of restricting knives rather odd. Why should one be able to get a concealed carry permit for a handgun, yet not be allowed to carry a knife with a blade over 4" or so? Seems quite odd.
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Tom, In Alabama, of all places, it is unlawful to carry a concealed "knife." The only defense seems to be a reasonable belief that a weapon is needed for self-defense. (I am informed that LEO's pretty much ignore the law unless you are regarded as a Mope.)

Ohio is another state where a CWP is for a firearm only. No other weapon is covered. :confused:
 
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