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The Ninth Circuit denied rehearing in our lawsuit challenging California’s switchblade ban on Second Amendment grounds. While disappointing, the denial was not a surprise. However, the order denying rehearing was accompanied by two scathing dissents that take the Ninth to task over their lack of...

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Listen in! The critical oral argument in our appeal of the District Court's irrational decision in our Second Amendment challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Switchblade Act will be held April 1st during the afternoon session that starts at 1:00 PM CDT. We are scheduled number three...

In Hawaii, another zombie bill from last year shuffled out of the graveyard and was heard in the Senate Committee on Safety and Military Affairs yesterday. Last year early intervention by Knife Rights resulted in the bill not even getting a hearing, but this year we were unable to accomplish...

In a not very shocking result, the Ninth Circuit panel has ruled against Knife Rights in our appeal of the ludicrous District Court decision in our lawsuit challenging California’s ban on switchblade (automatic) knives with a blade 2 inches and greater on Second Amendment grounds. The decision...

Washington state’s draconian knife ban bill from last year, SB 5098, has reared its ugly head again, as we told you might happen. The bill failed to get a floor vote before last year’s legislature ended. Now it is back and due to the way Washington’s legislature works, the amendment we worked so...

Knife Rights has filed its Appellants’ Reply Brief in our challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Switchblade Act under the Second Amendment (except for the import ban). The Department of Justice’s embarrassingly absurd Response Brief laid itself wide open to attack, and attack we did...

With the New Year almost here, I'll offer a quick review of the Knife Rights' accomplishments that your generous support has enabled this year. And, just a reminder that if you haven't done so already, we could really use your TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation to the Knife Rights Foundation. Donate by...

Instead of a stocking filled with joy, Trump's Department of Justice dumped lumps of coal in Knife Rights' stocking with their disappointing response brief continuing their Biden-like anti-Second Amendment stance defending the unconstitutional Federal Switchblade Act. Despite the...

Oral Argument was held Wednesday in Knife Rights’ Ninth Circuit appeal of the ludicrous District Court decision in our lawsuit challenging the Federal Switchblade Act on Second Amendment grounds. You can listen to the audio or view the video or the Ninth's website. The panel of two Clinton and...

Amicus (Friend of the Court) briefs supporting Knife Rights’ Fifth Circuit appeal of the ludicrous District Court decision in our lawsuit challenging the Federal Switchblade Act on Second Amendment ground have now been filed. These briefs are similar in nature to those filed the week prior in...

Oral Argument has been scheduled in Knife Rights’ Ninth Circuit appeal of the ludicrous District Court decision in our lawsuit challenging the Federal Switchblade Act on Second Amendment grounds. Knife Rights v. Bonta is scheduled for Wednesday, October 8th at 10:00 AM PDT in Courtroom 1 and...

At the request of the Ninth Circuit, amicus (Friend of the Court) briefs have now been filed in Knife Rights' appeal of the absurd District Court decision in our lawsuit challenging California’s ban on switchblade (automatic) knives with a blade 2-inches and greater on Second Amendment grounds...

Knife Rights and its fellow appellants have filed their Appeal Brief in our Federal Second Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Switchblade Act. Download the Opening Brief Download the Full Excerpts (159MB) The essence of the case is that the Supreme Court has made clear that the "Second...