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Congress Passes Legislation Protecting Pocketknives
10/28/2009
In June, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposed a rule change that would have expanded the Switchblade Knife Act of 1958 to ban spring-assisted or one-handed-opening knives, a rule that would have affected hunters, anglers, farmers, ranchers, firefighters, law enforcement and emergency personnel and anyone else who may need to open a knife with only one hand according to the NRA.
Under the new rule, all assisted opening knives would be classified as “switchblades,” and would be illegal to import into the United States.
Last week, the House passed a measure that amended the Federal Switchblade Act as part of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010. This week the U.S. Senate also passed the bill. The amendment will now keep assisted opening knives from being classified as switchblades.
"This amendment was necessary to prevent commonly-used pocketknives from being branded as illegal switchblades," NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox said. "The National Rifle Association is grateful to Senators Cornyn, Pryor and Hatch and Congressmen Latta and Minnick, whose leadership fixed a provision that would have criminalized tens of millions of law-abiding Americans including millions of hunters and sportsmen."
The measure will now go on to the president for his approval.
Congress Passes Legislation Protecting Pocketknives
10/28/2009
In June, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposed a rule change that would have expanded the Switchblade Knife Act of 1958 to ban spring-assisted or one-handed-opening knives, a rule that would have affected hunters, anglers, farmers, ranchers, firefighters, law enforcement and emergency personnel and anyone else who may need to open a knife with only one hand according to the NRA.
Under the new rule, all assisted opening knives would be classified as “switchblades,” and would be illegal to import into the United States.
Last week, the House passed a measure that amended the Federal Switchblade Act as part of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010. This week the U.S. Senate also passed the bill. The amendment will now keep assisted opening knives from being classified as switchblades.
"This amendment was necessary to prevent commonly-used pocketknives from being branded as illegal switchblades," NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox said. "The National Rifle Association is grateful to Senators Cornyn, Pryor and Hatch and Congressmen Latta and Minnick, whose leadership fixed a provision that would have criminalized tens of millions of law-abiding Americans including millions of hunters and sportsmen."
The measure will now go on to the president for his approval.