Not so long ago, in a country where some citizens still believe in freedom, the rebel advocacy organization Knife Rights was born…
The FORCE is With Knife Rights! Continuing to Forge a Sharper Future in 2015
Doug Ritter
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In Memoriam: Joe Kious 1945 – 2014
Knifemaker and longtime Knife Rights supporter Joe Kious died Friday, December 5th 2014, as a result of an auto accident…
New York City Rated 2014’s Worst City for Knife Rights In America
Knife Rights’ First Annual Ratings of the Worst & Best Cities or States for Knife Owners…
Say ‘Thank You’ on Veterans Day and Every Day
I am reminded on the eve of this Veterans Day of something my grandfather told me many decades ago, “don’t say ‘Happy Veterans Day’– say, ‘Thank You'”…
New York City’s Village Voice Newspaper Slams City’s 60,000 Gravity Knife Prosecution
New York City’s The Village Voice newspaper has published a front-page article, Blade Stunner slamming the City’s persecution of knife owners…
Automatic ‘Switchblade’ Knives & Carry Over 4-inches Now Legal in Tennessee
Tennessee is the 7th state in which Knife Rights has repealed a ban on switchblades and other knives. This makes 18 legislative victories by Knife Rights in just over four years…
Ocean City Goes Off on Assisted Openers, Why Knife Law Preemption is a Priority
This situation in Ocean City is exactly why Knife Rights’ priority legislative goal is passage of Knife Law Preemption…
M&Ms Says NO To ‘Knife Rights’ Civil Rights Organization
Saying that the word “knife” in the Knife Rights logo “is not family friendly,” M&M’s rejected a Knife Rights order for promotional packages of M&M’s candies with the Knife Rights logo on them…
Knife Rights Files Appeal in New York City Lawsuit
Requiring identification of specific prohibited knives, in a case about the inability to know what is prohibited or permitted, turns the very idea of this lawsuit on its head…
Knife Rights Gains National Exposure
It started with an inflammatory article by James Oliphant in the National Journal, “Inside the Knife Rights Movement
Knife Rights Statement on Obama Administration’s Ivory Knife & Gun Ban
I am writing in opposition to imposition of rules by the U.S. that will unfairly & illegally persecutes honest ivory owners who find their investment in legally acquired ivory “taken” by government edict…
Knife Rights Welcomes AKTI’s Support of Knife Rights’ Federal Law Initiative
Knife Rights is pleased to welcome American Knife and Tool Institute’s support for Knife Rights’ signature legislation to protect the travels of law-abiding knife owners from conflicting local laws…
Indiana Knife Law Preemption Bill Introduced
Indiana SB 301 would make state knife law supreme over the entire state, repealing existing local knife regulations and prohibiting any future knife regulations…
Knife Owners’ Protection Act Introduced in U.S. Senate
Protects Travelers From a Patchwork of Conflicting State Knife Laws…
Knife Rights Chairman Doug Ritter Reviews 2013 Successes with host Cam Edwards on Cam & Co
Doug reviews the organization’s accomplishments in 2013 and discusses the “Knife Owners’ Protection Act,” recently introduced in the U.S. Congress, the first proactive pro-knife legislation in the nation’s history….
Knife Rights To Appeal Outrageous Ruling in NYC Folding Knife Case
Knife Rights has a filed a Notice of Appeal in its federal civil rights lawsuit against New York City, following a judge’s refusal to allow supposed “defects” in the case documents to be corrected…
Knife Rights Jumpstarts 2014 With Pre-filed Knife Bills in Five States
Knife Rights is continuing to re-write knife law in America with five Knife Rights bills pre-filed for the 2014 legislative session…
Knife Rights Gets a Jump on 2014 Pro-Knife Legislation ~ Video
Building on Knife Rights’ unprecedented 2013 legislative success with 5 more pro-knife bills passed, we are getting a jump on 2014 by filing two bills already in Florida and Tennessee…
Knife Right’s ‘Knife Owners Protection Act’ Introduced in Congress, Crucial Knife Owner Protections
The Knife Owners Protection Act is the first proactive pro-knife federal legislation introduced in the nation’s history…
Knife Rights Moves to Amend Complaint After Outrageous NYC Ruling
U.S. District Court Judge Katherine B. Forrest found that persons arrested or threatened with arrest in NYC do not have standing to sue, yet the Court failed to allow Knife Rights to add those details…
Outrageous NYC Ruling Obama-Appointed Judge, ‘Those Arrested in NYC Have No Standing to Sue’
Wednesday the judge ruled that the plaintiffs arrest over common pocket knives, do not have standing to sue, in part because the case documents don’t identify specific knives that would be illegal…
Texas Alert – Details & Cautions Regarding Switchblades
Knife Rights has recently received numerous emails and calls seeking clarification of the new Texas law repealing the ban on automatic (switchblade) knives…
Reflections on the 4th of July & the Continued Fight for Freedom
How ironic that 237 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence I find myself, fighting to retain those same “unalienable Rights” that some today would prefer to ignore…
Benchmade’s Les & Roberta DeAsis Receive Knife Rights Freedom’s Guardian Award
Knife Rights is pleased to announce that Les and Roberta DeAsis, founders and owners of Benchmade Knife Company, are the recipients of Knife Rights’ 2013 Freedom’s Guardian Award…
TSA Backs Down to Union Pressure, Revisits Ruling Allowing Tiny Knives on Planes
Caving in to political pressure from flight attendants unions and others, the TSA backed away from their ruling that was to take effect today, allowing small knives on passenger aircraft…
Alaska Passes Comprehensive Knife Rights Bill, Call & Write Governor
The comprehensive Knife Rights Bill, and it is now on its way to Governor Sean Parnell. HB33 repeals the ban on the possession of switchblade knives and enacts Knife Law Preemption…
Knives and the Second Amendment – Scholarly Analysis in Progress
Researched and written by highly respected Second Amendment legal scholars David Kopel, Clayton Cramer and Joseph Edward Olson, the article makes the case that “Knives are clearly among the ‘arms’ which are protected by the Second Amendment.”…
Your Calls & Emails Making a Difference Moving Tennessee Knife Rights Bill
It is CRITICAL that you contact the following members of the committee to ask them to vote YES when HB0581 is heard on April 3rd 2013…
Tennessee Knife Rights Bill Clears One House Committee
Senate Bill SB1015, a Knife Rights requested bill that would enact Knife Law Preemption, repeal Tennessee’s antiquated ban on automatic knives (switchblades) and repeal the the state’s four-inch knife length limitation…
Two Texas Pro-Knife Bills Need Your Help
HB1299, sponsored by Representative Jonathan Stickland, would enact Knife Law Preemption in Texas. If you live, work or travel in Texas, Write or Call the Committee Members TODAY…