Effective April 25th 2013, the Transportation Security Administration will permit knives with blades shorter than 2.4 inches and narrower than 1/2 inch at the widest part….
Knives To Be Allowed Back on Airlines!
American Knife and Tool Institute (AKTI)
American Knife and Tool Institute
USA – -(Ammoland.com)-The American Knife & Tool Institute is the non-profit advocacy organization for the knife industry and all knife owners. Its mission is to ensure that Americans will always be able to make, buy, sell, own, carry and use knives and edged tools. Formed in 1998, AKTI is dedicated to educating, promoting and providing relevant and accurate information about knives and edged tools as important tools in daily American life. For more information, visit AKTI.org
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What Every Knife Owner Should Know
Information is power, and providing practical advice in dealing with the legal aspects of knife ownership is an integral component of the mission of the American Knife & Tool Institute…
American Knife & Tool Institute Attends National Summit of State Legislators
Representatives from the American Knife & Tool Institute met with state legislative and other sportsmen’s leaders from around the country last week to discuss the issues sportsmen face due to knife restrictions…
Exciting AKTI Knife Legislation Moving Forward
Several of the states where we have been working to introduce bills to remove restrictions for law-abiding knife owners are moving forward.
Louisiana Bill Will Provide Clear Definition of Switchblades
Senator Morrish, who actually goes by Senator Dan “Blade” Morrish, quickly realized the problem with the statute and the confusion over what is and is not a switchblade.
Alaska Knife Rights Bill Advances
This bill, first introduced last year, would clarify state law on the subject of assisted-opening and one-hand opening knives to ensure they are not considered gravity knives or switchblades.
Kansas Knife Rights Bill Receives Hearing
HB2584, which would repeal the existing Kansas ban on switchblades, dirks, and daggers and which also enacts knife law preemption.
Positive Alaska Knife Definitions Law
Encouraging legislators to recognize the importance of one-handed or assisted-opening knives in AK to hunters, anglers, craftsmen, and support the definition changes to protect Alaskan knife rights.
American Knife & Tool Institute Heads to Boston for Knife Ban Public Hearing Friday
AKTI will have representatives there to attend and provide expert testimony against a proposal that would require convenience stores that sell knives to obtain a license…
American Knife & Tool Heads to Boston Again
The timing is right to let the Mayor of Boston and the City Council know that this proposal does nothing to improve public safety for the citizens of Boston or stop illegal sales to minors…
Boston Knife Ban – Action Needed
The Council has introduced a proposal that would require an additional license of retail stores that sell knives within the city limits…
Northern Knives Makes Donations to benefit AKTI’s Legislative Fund
Northern Knives, an Associate member of the American Knife & Tool Institute, has been thinking hard and working even harder to find ways to help the nonprofit advocacy organization increase AKTI’s Legislative Fund…
Knives, Lipstick and Liberty – Individuals Can Make a Difference
That individuals can make a difference in their communities and states to make sure that our rights to own and use knives are not infringed is exemplified in the story of New Hampshire Representative Jenn Coffey…
Washington State Knife Law Revision Withdrawn
Bill would have made it a misdemeanor for anyone to carry a knife concealed with a blade 3.5 inches or longer…
American Knife & Tool Institute Revised Standard Knife Definitions Approved
Read about the background of knife terms in common and legal use, various states that prohibit specific types of knives, and the standard definitions the AKTI is encouraging be used for interpreting and enforcing knife laws…
American Knife & Tool Institute Announces Improved Knife Site
Locate up-to-date information on legal issues that affect knife users, research laws in all 50 states and learn more about the activities of leading knife advocacy organization…
American Knife & Tool Institute Voices Outrage Over Extortion of Knife Retailers by the Manhattan DA’s Office
Law-abiding citizens in Manhattan who carry knives for a variety of everyday activities may now find it difficult to purchase those important tools in local retail establishments…
AKTI Board Member to Speak at Outdoor Writers Conference June 10
Founding members of the American Knife & Tool Institute will speak at the Outdoor Writers Association of America’s annual conference in Minnesota…
New Hampshire Governor Signs Knife Law
No longer illegal are stilettos, switch knives, daggers or dirk-knives…
AKTI Supports New Hampshire’s Knife Rights Bill Efforts
Rep. Jennifer Coffey, an EMT and New Hampshire representative, has bipartian and multi-organizational support for a bill (HB 1665) which she recently introduced in the New Hampshire legislature. This bill will end the 1955 state ban on the carry of “switch knives”, stilettos, daggers and dirks….
American Knife & Tool Institute Season’s Greetings
American Knife & Tool Institute Season’s Greetings
President Signs Permanent Fix to Federal Switchblade Act
It’s Law! President Signs Permanent Fix to Federal Switchblade Act
Solution to Customs’ Pocket Knife Grab Passes The House & Senate
U. S. Senate’s Solution to Customs’ Pocket Knife Grab Passes The House and Senate
We Stopped Custom’s Pocket Knife Grab
We Stopped Custom’s Pocket Knife Grab
Amendment Revising Federal Switchblade Act Introduced
Amendment Revising Federal Switchblade Act Introduced
Customs Pocket Knife Grab Update
Customs Pocket Knife Grab Update