KNIFE RIGHTS INC

Provides a mobile application called LegalBlade™ that delivers state-specific knife law information for all 50 states, offering practical legal guidance to knife owners.

Provides a mobile application called LegalBlade™ that delivers state-specific knife law information for all 50 states to help users understand their rights and comply with local regulations.

Develops and provides a mobile application called LegalBlade™ that delivers state-specific knife law information for all 50 states to help users understand their legal rights regarding knife possession and carry.

Secured the enactment of the 5th Exception to the Federal Switchblade Act, protecting one-hand opening and assisted-opening folders, and advocated for state-level reforms such as Delaware’s SB 108 to expand legal rights to possess and sell automatic knives.

Engaged in advocacy to challenge potentially unconstitutional local ordinances, such as requesting Arizona State Representative Quang Nguyen to address Tempe’s ban on "brass knuckles."

Represents grassroots knife owners in national coalitions that influence federal law, such as contributing to the enactment of the 5th Exception to the Federal Switchblade Act, which protects one-hand opening and assisted-opening knives from federal restrictions.

Represented grassroots knife owners in a coalition that led to the enactment of the 5th Exception to the Federal Switchblade Act, which protects one-hand opening and assisted-opening folders from federal restrictions.

Opposes and defeats proposed anti-knife bills in state legislatures, including the defeat of 13 such bills in 8 states and successful opposition in Washington, Nevada, and Florida.

Successfully opposed anti-knife bills in multiple states, including Washington, Nevada, Florida, and Hawaii, preventing the passage of restrictive knife laws.

Actively opposes and defeats proposed bills that would restrict knife ownership or carry, including defeating 13 anti-knife bills in 8 states and blocking such legislation in Washington, Nevada, and Florida.

Files and litigates federal lawsuits and appellate briefs challenging unconstitutional knife bans, including cases involving the Federal Switchblade Act, Minnesota’s switchblade ban, and California’s ban on switchblades, with activities including motions for summary judgment, petitions for rehearing en banc, and oral arguments in federal appellate courts.

Intervenes in local legislative matters by requesting state officials to challenge potentially unconstitutional local laws, such as a letter campaign regarding Tempe, Arizona’s ban on "brass knuckles."

Intervenes in local legislative processes to challenge potentially unconstitutional ordinances, such as requesting Arizona state officials to address Tempe’s ban on "brass knuckles" as possibly violating state preemption and constitutional rights.

Advocates for the repeal of knife bans and preemption of local knife restrictions through legislative lobbying, resulting in the enactment of knife law preemption in multiple states (including Arizona, Utah, New Hampshire, Georgia) and the repeal of bans on switchblades and other knives in states like Missouri, Washington, and New Hampshire.

Leads advocacy campaigns to repeal or reform restrictive knife laws at the state and local levels, including achieving preemption laws that prevent local jurisdictions from enacting their own knife bans. Efforts have resulted in the repeal of 53 knife bans across 32 states and over 200 cities since 2010, as well as the enactment of 58 total bills and court decisions favorable to knife rights.

Advocates for the repeal of knife bans and preemption of local restrictions through legislative lobbying and grassroots coalition-building, resulting in the repeal of 53 knife bans in 32 states and over 200 cities since 2010, including successful preemption laws in Arizona, Utah, New Hampshire, and Georgia.

Files and litigates federal civil rights lawsuits and appeals to challenge unconstitutional knife bans under the Second Amendment, including lawsuits in Minnesota, California, and New York City, as well as appellate actions in the 5th, 9th, and other circuits related to the Federal Switchblade Act and state-level prohibitions.

Files and litigates federal lawsuits and appeals challenging knife bans as violations of the Second Amendment, including lawsuits in Minnesota, California, and New York City, and appellate work on the Federal Switchblade Act in the Fifth and Ninth Circuits.

Conducts and publishes legal scholarship, including a law review article titled "Knives and the Second Amendment," to support advocacy and litigation efforts.

Produces and publishes legal scholarship to support the constitutional and legal arguments for knife rights, including a law review article titled "Knives and the Second Amendment."

Produces and publishes legal scholarship to support knife rights advocacy, including a law review article titled "Knives and the Second Amendment."