More On Federal Pocket Knife Ban

Got this from another blog as I was reserching the potential ban on POCKET KNIVES. I felt it was important to pass it on here. We all need to keep an eye on whats going on here. Please read the article below.

I reported on this proposal by DHS last week. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. Guns are one argument, but knives?

Don't laugh. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (Customs), overseen by the friendly folks at the Department of Homeland Security, has proposed regulation redefining millions of common pocket knives as illegal "switchblades."

This sudden and radical proposal has alarmed such respected groups as the National Rifle Association, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, and the American Knife and Tool Institute. In response, dozens of members of Congress have asked Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano to withdraw the proposed rules change.

The federal Switchblade Knife Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. Section 1241) clearly defines a "switchblade" as... "any knife having a blade which opens automatically (1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle of the knife, or (2) by operation of inertia, gravity, or both." Technically, a Stanley knife (boxcutter) qualifies because it opens with a button.

However, the proposed Customs reclassification redefines "switchblade" to cover all knives using a spring to open -- which includes common Boy Scout knives, multi-tool knives, assisted opener knives, and other ordinary knives which can be opened with one hand.

According to the American Knife and Tool Institute, a trade organization, there are over 35 million Americans who carry and use some type of knife which opens with one hand. They are used in countless businesses, and by anglers, gardeners, hunters and others for recreational purposes. In the United States, assisted-opening and one-hand-opening knives are 80 percent of all knives sold.

"This classification could render millions of law-abiding knife owners in violation of the law and expose major market retailers, manufacturers, dealers and importers subject to possible federal felony charges, and could drive domestic manufacturers and importers out of business, potentially costing thousands of jobs," Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus said.

C.J. Buck, president and CEO of Buck Knives, said that "the language Customs used to cast the net wide enough to capture these assisted-opening knives could be used to capture just about every folding knife made in the country. ... Almost any folding [knives], you can open them part way and then flick them open."

"These knives are used not only by sportsmen, but also by police, firemen, skilled trade workers and others," notes the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation President Jeff Crane. "The Office of Customs and Border Patrol proposed revocation does not identify any specific intrinsic health and public safety concerns which it is purportedly trying to protect by this new designation."

Knife Rights is a grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to defending Americans' right to own, carry and use knives, has been created to oppose similar attacks on knives in America.

Knife Rights notes that in England and Australia, many knives commonly used in America have recently been made illegal.

Who says it can't happen here? And what's next -- nail clippers? Bottle openers?




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What Are The Parts Of A Knife

If you examine a hunting knife, you will see that it is actually made up of a number of different components. Each of these different components has its own unique and specific functions. Let’s break down what the hunting knife is all about by looking at each of its individual components and the purposes that they all serve.

The Blade
The blade is responsible for cutting, skinning, stabbing and slicing. There are a myriad of different styles and sizes of blades and hunting knife blades are composed of a number of different types of alloys and steels as well. These alloys are created by adding elements to steel in order to produce different characteristics. By adding materials like chromium, carbon, silicone, molybdenum and manganese to steel, hardness, flexibility and other characteristics can be created.

The Knife Guard
The knife guard is designed to prevent the hand from sliding onto the blade during its use. The guard is most commonly made out of metal, or sometimes it is part of a molded handle. The knife guard is only deigned to prevent injury from contact with the blade.

The Handle
The handle is used to hold the hunting knife in the desired position. Hunting knife handles are especially important because you are going to need to have a firm grip on the knife in order for its use to be safe as well as accurate. The composition of the knife handle will address a number of different needs including visual appeal, shape, utilitarian use as well as durability. There are a number of different materials that knife handles can be comprised of, including bone, stag, wood, fiberglass, micarta, zytel, carbon fiber, titanium, leather, aluminum and many others.

The Shank
The shank is the extension of the blade. The shank is usually composed of the same material as the blade itself. In more modern hunting knives, the blade and the shank are both stamped, hammered or laser cut from the same piece of steel, giving both pieces more strength together. The handle and the knife guard are connected by rivets to the shank. This allows for the guard, the handle and the blade to become a single solitary unit that is much stronger, much more durable and also much safer for use in hunting situations.

The Pummel
Also known as the butt, the pummel is attached to the end of the handle and is most commonly comprised of metal. The primary use for the pummel is to prevent the handle edge of the knife from being damaged. Sometimes you will find a storage compartment in the pummel of the knife, and other hunting knives have a compass built it.
Once you understand what goes into the composition of a hunting knife, you can better choose the right hunting knife for your needs. Knowing what features are responsible for what purposes will help you better make the most out of the safety features and functional characteristics of your hunting equipment.

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British Offer Pointless Knife

reports that a British manufacturer is planning to offer "anti-stab" knives, driven by an increase in knife-related crime over the past few years in that relatively gunless land. The manufacturer said he had been inspired by a documentary in which doctors advocated banning traditional knives, the kind with a point on the end, in an effort to prevent stabbings. See "British Medical Experts Say Knives Too Pointy, Call For Ban," Lowering the Bar (May 28, 2005).
You'll Find It More Difficult To Kill With These, My Friend
The new knives are rounded on the end, and are also notched as shown above. The notch is apparently intended to make it more likely that the knife tip will "snag on clothing and skin" during an attempted stabbing.
For some reason I feel that the "skin-snagging" feature has not been adequately tested. I also feel that it might hurt more than actually being stabbed. I am also concerned that the manufacturer does not appear to claim that these will make stabbings impossible, just "almost impossible." If I'm going to get stabbed, and I'm confident that I am, the last person I want stabbing me is somebody who could only get one of these things but is determined to make it work anyway.
The designer, John Cornock, said the knife will work perfectly well in the kitchen, so long as you are not trying to stab somebody there. "It can never be a totally safe knife," he said, "but the idea is you can't inflict a fatal wound. Nobody could just grab one out of the kitchen drawer and kill someone." Maybe not, but if you feel it necessary to buy a set of these knives in order to kill-proof your home, maybe you should be spending that money on a divorce?
The BBC quoted a doctor at West Middlesex Hospital as saying that the knives were a promising development, and that all products should combine efficiency with the greatest possible degree of safety.
"This is especially true," he said, "of household products which are freely available to the very young and very old, and used by people who may be clumsy, short-tempered, drunk or mentally or physically unwell. Most people fit into one or more of these categories at some time in their lives." Hard to argue with that.

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the anti stab knife

The average American probably doesn’t know this, but there’s a huge problem with knife-crime in the UK. (That’s what happens when guns are so hard to get a hold of, knives everywhere.) Sports stars try to tell people to knocks it off; so does the prime minister but no one cares what he says anymore. Which brings us to today’s news:

The very first “anti-stab” knife. That is, a knife that’ll do the job in the kitchen, but can’t really be used to stab someone.
How does it work?
The knife has a rounded edge instead of a point and will snag on clothing and skin to make it more difficult to stab someone.
But as the inventor, a gentleman from Swindon—go, Swindon Town!—says, no knife can ever truly be “stab-proof”:
It can never be a totally safe knife, but the idea is you can’t inflict a fatal wound. Nobody could just grab one out of the kitchen drawer and kill someone.

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