With the August legislature recesses over, Knife Rights efforts are picking up again. Yesterday, at a hearing of the Ohio Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee, a substitute version of SB 156, Knife Rights' Ohio knife life law preemption bill, was introduced.
The substitute version is the result of efforts by Prime Sponsor Senator Kristina Roegner’s office and our Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Rathner, to address potential legal issues that were identified after the bill's initial introduction. This version simplifies matters by adding “knives” to Ohio’s existing firearms preemption statute and making relevant changes to accommodate that addition.
Sen. Roegner provided sponsor testimony at the hearing, saying, "after the enactment of SB140 last session (authored by Knife Rights), an issue remains in Ohio because of a patchwork of confusing local ordinances. What is legal to carry and possess in one town may be a serious crime to possess in another. This patchwork of laws is confusing, unreasonable, difficult to enforce and nearly impossible for the average citizen to follow."
Knife Law Preemption is a Knife Rights criminal justice reform effort that nullifies existing ordinances and prevents new local ordinances more restrictive than state law which only serve to confuse or entrap law-abiding citizens traveling within or through the state. Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere within a state.
Knife Rights authored and passed the nation’s first Knife Law Preemption bill in Arizona in 2010 and has since passed preemption bills in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Knife Rights will let you know when it is time to contact your legislators to support SB 156.and its companion House bill, HB 243 (which had its first hearing back in June).
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See You at BLADE Show West
Long Beach - October 8th & 9th
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BLADE Show West will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Kalifornia, on Friday and Saturday, October 8th and 9th. We hope to see you there. Details at: www.bladeshowwest.com
NOTE: Proof of Negative COVID test or Vaccination AND a Mask is now required by Los Angeles County for entry into BLADE Show West. Details at: www.bladeshowwest.com/covid/
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See You at the Friday Night Blade Affair
and California Custom Knife Show
Anaheim - October 22nd & 23rd - 24th
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We look forward to seeing you in Anaheim, California, next month as well. The Friday Night Blade Affair is a great experience with some of the most sought-after custom knifemakers. Knives will be available for purchase via lottery and auction.
On Saturday and Sunday it's the California Custom Knife Show. Custom knifemakers from throughout the U.S. accompanied by top purveyors, retailers, suppliers, and craftsman in the Every Day Carry community.
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See You at the New York Custom Knife Show
in Nashville, Tennessee - November 19th & 20th
Discount Coupon Available!
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Knife Rights Teams Up with U.S. LawShield
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Legal defense for self-defense and legal carry through U.S. LawShield
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Knife Rights, America's foremost advocacy organization for knife owners, is proud to team up with U.S. LawShield which offers legal defense protection for those who have a justified self-defense incident regardless of the legal weapon used; knife, gun, club, or any other*.
U.S. LawShield provides legal defense for self-defense and legal carry.
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If you were forced to protect yourself or your family from an assault, break-in or other illegal act, could you afford to defend yourself in court against inappropriate, perhaps even politically motivated criminal charges or a civil lawsuit? Viewing the violence playing out on the news every day, that's a question more and more folks are asking themselves.
With some jurisdictions viewing your perfectly legal EDC knife as a weapon, not a tool, what would you do if arrested on a weapons charge? These are serious concerns and I am so excited that Knife Rights can now address these real-world concerns through its relationship with U.S. LawShield."
When your life or that of loved ones is on the line, the last thing you should have to worry about is the potentially ruinous legal aftermath. REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL WEAPON USED OR CARRIED, U.S. LawShield provides you and your family with essential coverage, peace of mind, and a simple-to-understand plan that's very affordable.
Through Knife Rights teaming up with U.S. LawShield you can get a hell of a deal on this protection! We'd also be happy to have you join up with U.S. LawShield even if you're primarily looking for legal defense protection because you carry a firearm or keep one at home for self-defense. It's the same policy. Signing up helps support our efforts to forge a Sharper Future for all Americans, while you protect your life and livelihood, and those who rely upon you.
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Get 10% off monthly memberships or 14 months for a 12-month annual membership (a 15% discount), PLUS waived sign-up fee, when you sign up for U.S. LawShield at: www.KnifeRights.org/USLawShield (Promo Code: krlawshield2020)
We'd also be happy to have you join up with U.S. LawShield even if you're primarily looking for legal defense protection because you carry a firearm or keep one at home for self-defense. It's the same policy. Signing up helps support our efforts to forge a Sharper Future for all Americans, while you protect your life and livelihood, and those who rely upon you."
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Wondering what the knife law is where you live or travel? Don't forget that Knife Rights has an upgraded FREE LegalBlade™ app for that: www.LegalBlade.org
*Knife Rights is not an insurance provider, is not a licensed insurance agent, and nothing herein should be construed as such. All memberships are sold by and through U.S. LawShield.
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Knife Rights LegalBlade™ 2.0 - World's First Knife Law App!
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Knife Rights Foundation" groundbreaking LegalBlade™ App 2.0 - Knife Laws in America™ provides guidance at your fingertips to the knife laws in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and over 40 cities in the U.S. with restrictive knife laws.
Knife Rights Founder and Chairman Doug Ritter notes, "While Knife Rights will continue to aggressively work to repeal bad knife laws, knowledge of the law is the first step in avoiding an unfortunate arrest, loss of your knife or other legal complications."
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