U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Knife Rights’ Virginia Switchblade Ban Repeal Bill, SB 758 previously passed the Senate unanimously. In another bipartisan effort, the bill has now been voted out of the House Public Safety Committee 19-1. Next step will be a House floor vote.
Knife Rights had led the effort to repeal switchblade bans or restrictions in 18 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, Washington and Wisconsin.
Altogether, Knife Rights’ efforts have resulted in 34 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 23 states and over 150 cities and towns since 2010.
About Knife Rights
Knife Rights (www.KnifeRights.org) is America’s grassroots knife owners’ organization; Rewriting Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 33 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 23 states and over 150 cities and towns since 2010, as well as numerous litigation victories.
Does open carry mean in a sheath on your hip??
Next year we need a bill to allow switchblades to be carried concealed. Right now the only choice is to openly carry them under VA law. You can concealed them while in your home and the curtilage of your home (area immediately around your home on your property). But switchblades needed to be legalized first and so they should be on July 1.
VCDL gave this bill a “strongly support” and had members contact legislators in support. It cleared committee, passed both House and Senate with a massive, veto-proof majority and is now headed to the Governor’s desk to sign into law. We expect it to be signed. Congratulations to Knife-rights!
Awesome!