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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...

At the request of Knife Rights, Arizona State Representative Quang Nguyen, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has issued a letter to the City of Tempe, Arizona, informing them that their 2024 ordinance banning the possession of “brass knuckles” by adults in certain public places likely...

The truth is, this has been a difficult fundraising year. I hate to beg, but we could really, really use your help. Like many non-profits, we are down thousands of dollars as folks tighten their belts, which I understand. And, for those who have donated, thank you very much! Everything we do...

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Knife Rights applauds President Trump’s Executive Order Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans. For many years banks have discriminated against knifemakers and manufacturers. This executive order may go a long way towards preventing future de-banking efforts against our community. I urge...

Knife Rights’ Vermont Switchblade Ban Repeal bill that was incorporated into the “Court Procedure; Criminal Procedure; Miscellaneous Amendments” bill, S.109, has been signed by Governor Phil Scott. The effective date of the repeal is July 2, 2025. The bill removes “switchblade knives” from the...

Knife Rights Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Rathner, was in Dover yesterday to testify in support of SB 108. Geri Elliott from Willey Knives also gave great testimony from the perspective of a knife retailer, letting the Committee know how SB108 will positively affect her family business...

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Knife Rights’ Vermont Switchblade Ban Repeal bill that was incorporated into the “Court Procedure; Criminal Procedure; Miscellaneous Amendments” bill, S.109, has now passed both the Senate and House and is off to the Governor for his anticipated signature. Once signed the effective date will be...

Knife Rights' Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 2239,is now pending in the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee and we need your IMMEDIATE ACTION to get it a hearing and passed to the floor for a final vote. TIME IS RUNNING OUT! DO IT TODAY! If you live or work in Texas and have a Texas...

Knife Rights' Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 2239, was passed by the House unanimously on the Local & Consent Calendar. It now moves to the Senate. Knife Rights congratulates our bipartisan sponsors Representatives Harold Dutton and Marc LaHood and co-sponsors Briscoe Cain, Mark Dorazio, Andy...

After testimony from Knife Rights Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Rathner, Delaware bipartisan Senate Bill 108 was unanimously released by the Senate Judiciary Committee "on its merits." SB 108 would remove the restrictions on sale or possession of automatic (switchblade) knives. It also...

Knife Rights' Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 2239, was voted out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee with a unanimous bipartisan vote. Next up will be a floor vote. HB 2239 would create an exception for two commonly visited places where Location-Restricted Knives (knives over 5 1/2...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Knife Rights supported SB1360 which adds "Knives, saps, and other bladed or blunt-impact defensive weapons“ to Tennessee's existing statute that protects firearms manufacturers from liability caused by the actions of third parties. The bill also covers those...

The North Carolina House passed HB 439, our Concealed Knife Carry bill, with a bipartisan vote of 71-37. The bill now moves to the Senate. This bill would clarify the state's previously vague statute so that a folding knife that is not a switchblade may be carried concealed by anyone, including...

Knife Rights has filed its Plaintiffs' Reply Brief in our appeal of the absurd decision in our lawsuit challenging California's ban on switchblade (automatic) knives with a blade 2-inches and greater on Second Amendment grounds. Our brief slices and dices California Attorney General Bonta's...

With the Washington legislature ending its session April 27th, Knife Rights scored a win against a draconian knife ban bill! SB 5098, which started life as a sweeping gun ban, soon morphed into a radical ban on possession of “any knife” on over 6.5 million acres of public land in Washington...

In Knife Rights' Second Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Switchblade Act we hoped that the Trump administration, through Attorney General Pam Bondi, would come through on the President’s executive order "Protecting Second Amendment Rights" and AG Bondi’s recent statement that, “the prior...

Knife Rights’ Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025 (KOPA), H.R. 60, originally conceived and authored by Knife Rights in 2010 and introduced in 2013 as the first proactive pro-knife federal legislation in the nation’s history, has been marked up by the House Judiciary Committee in a 13-10 vote...