Thet are alerting us to an Evil from Customs, but I do wish these alarmist press releases would be honest. In this case, the lie is here: "The proposal would not only outlaw assisted opening knives, its overly broad new definition of a switchblade would also include all one-handed opening knives and most other pocket knives! ... this proposal would make it illegal for the estimated 40 million law-abiding Americans who own and carry pocket knives to do so."
However, the truth is that this proposal does NOT make carrying anything illegal! It pertains to Importing. If YOUR State chooses to make a knife illegal to possess or to carry, that is the fault of YOUR STATE, not the Feds. Florida explicitly allows the possession and carrying of switchblade knives. I have several. I bought them on the internet. It is possible that the seller violated a Federal Law by selling them to me across a State iine, but the Feds do not consider ME a criminal, because the Law applies only to the SALE of the knives, not the PURCHASE. It is perfectly legal even under Federal Law for a "knife dealer" to buy switchblade knives across State lines. And in **SOME** States (e.g. Florida) it is perfectly legal for them to be SOLD within the State. So if YOUR STATE oppresses you, don't blame the Feds for that. The Feds are bad enough, making it hard to import them and transport them across State lines, without having to adulterate your argument with LIES. --- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, Wraith <wra...@...> wrote: > > It seems that The Usual Suspects are at it yet again. Having lost in > the recent case in > the US supreme court(guns), they have attempted to sneak in a change > that impacts knifes. > Here are the details. > > http://www.kniferights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=1 >
