Black Toe Knives
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Thank you for Clearing that up.
Txman231 said:i have a gerber fast draw , is it going to be illegal soon? I just bought it too!!
Black_Toe_Knives said:Only if you import to yourself from another country.
NRA Joins the Fight
We have also been working with the National Rifle Association in recent days and they have officially taken this issue up and you should soon be seeing evidence of their involvement if you are an NRA member. NRA recognizes that this ruling will not only affect virtually every NRA member, but that the precedent it would set would not be good for supporters of the Second Amendment.
Again, the Second Amendment doesn't say "Firearms," it says "Arms." While we primarily focus on our knives as essential tools, mankind's oldest, our essential rights to own and carry knives are enshrined in the Second Amendment.
Fosberry said:No, as I said local and state laws use US Customs definitions to interpret the law. I don't know what the law says about switchblades where you are Txman231, but if possession is banned then the following could potentially happen:
Police officer doesn't like your knife and hauls you up on possession of a switchblade. You deny this, saying it is an assisted opener. The prosecution show to the court the US Customs definition of a switchblade, demonstrating that your Gerber Fast Draw meets the definition exactly and that this exact model has been ruled a switchblade by US Customs. The court finds you guilty, and this definition enters into case law affecting all subsequent cases.
Essentially the same could happen for sale, possession in public etc.
Also, this situation is already upon you. The US Customs definition does stand. TODAY. There is the possibility to reverse it, but it has already been made.
I would be sure to get your mail in to your Congresscritters by Friday (day after tomorrow).