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Old 06-09-2009, 10:31 AM
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US customs ban

Anyone see this nonsense? Ban on auto assist AND thumb opened folders.
http://www.kniferights.org/index.php...=76&Itemid=150
If true there is only 30 days to do anything about it rather then the normal 90 days. Wonder why?


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Old 06-09-2009, 06:20 PM
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I would be very imediately involved if I lived in the U.S.A. This is a very serious situation, make no mistake about it. Use the information avasilable and get involved electronicaly !!! Frank


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Old 06-22-2009, 10:50 AM
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Update..

Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Urges Withdrawal of Assisted Opening Knives Regulation
The Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus has urged U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to withdraw the notice of proposed revocation of treatment relating to the admissibility of certain knives with spring assisted opening mechanisms by the Office of Customs and Border Patrol.

The proposed regulation could have severe implications on all knives, not just assisted-opening knives, and would designate these knives as switchblades, although the federal law definition does not declare these types of knives as such.

The Switchblade Knife Act of 1958 as amended by Congress, and as codified in 15 U.S.C. Section 1241, clearly sets forth the definition of 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

"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," said CSC Member Rep. Bob Latta.

The intent of this regulation is to re-interpret the word "inertia" so as to cover all knives using a spring (even a Boy Scout knife or multi-tool has one that maintains a knife's inherent bias toward closure) and contradicts the intent of Congress. There is clearly no language in the statute describing these assisted-opening and one-hand-opening knives, all of which are in the same class mechanically. This proposal also contradicts the intent of the legislatures in many states.

Court cases in several states such as California, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas, have all ruled in favor of assisted-opening and one-hand opening knives not being switchblades because they do not possess the activating button or device on the handle of the knife.

"These knives are used not only by sportsmen, but also by police, firemen, skilled trade workers and others," said 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."

The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation is also collecting signatures from members of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners for a letter to Secretary Napolitano supporting the CSC in its efforts to convince the Secretary to withdraw this proposal.
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Lance Lemmons (202) 543-6850 ext. 19 or lance@sportsmenslink.org


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Everyone needs to act NOW! Befor too long North America will be in the same boat as England. Most guns are banned, and trying to ban any knife with a point!


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Old 06-29-2009, 10:41 AM
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Quite frankly, the notion of banning switchblades as inherently more dangerous than other knives is idiotic. It comes from the same mentlity that said that reading comic books leads to being a juvenile delinquent, forcing the CCA on comic companies. That killed EC Comics because of all kinds of stupid rules like banning comics having "weird", "terror", and "horror" in their titles.

It's all based on a mistaken notion that an object necessarily causes behavior. A kid reads horror comics and will therefore become a juvenile delinquent. A man owns a switchblade and will therefore become a gang member. You own a gun and are therefore a potential militia member who will seek to overthrow our government who really only wants to protect us from all those nasty people with comics and switchblades and guns.

People have a long history of killing each other. Ban one thing as being a weapon and they will use something else. Look at many of the Oriental martial arts and the weapons they use. A lot of the barehand fighting styles come from governmental banning of certain classes of people from owning weapons. Fighting styles based around using walking sticks, farming sickles, grain grinder handles, threshing flails, shovels, and even *pen cases* sprang up.

The whole notion of banning a knife or a gun because it necessarily causes crime and mayhem is fallacious. The extension of the definition of "switchblade" is just the next step of stupidity. And the fact that they're very obviously trying to be sneaky about it shows that they know it is not something that Americans are willing to put up with.


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The above link gives info on how to fight this.


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