Posted on 05/18/2010 8:57:30 PM PDT by Revtwo
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has signed Rep. Jenn Coffey’s Knife Rights Bill into law, removing restrictions on switchblades, dirks, daggers and stilettos in Hew Hampshire and essentially removing all restrictions on knives in New Hampshire state law. New Hampshire now has no state knife laws which stop law abiding citizens from buying, selling, owning, carrying, possessing, transporting, collecting, or lawfully using any type of knife. This is the first complete repeal of a state’s knife restrictions ever.
It is worth noting the bipartisan appeal of this legislation; a bill introduced by a minority member of the legislature passed with unanimous consent in both Democratic controlled houses and signed by a Democratic Governor.
Rep. Coffey will be honored with Knife Rights’ Freedom’s Edge award at Knife Rights’ Sharper Future™ Awards Breakfast at BLADE Show in Atlanta on June 5th (see below). Special thanks to New Hampshire Knife Rights member Evan Nappen for his local leadership and hard work toward getting this legislation passed.
New Hampshire is AGAIN on the cutting edge of change!
New Hampshire is AGAIN on the cutting edge of change!
Next it will be spoons and plastic forks.
This is just an indicator of how useless knives are when the government lets you have them, unencumbered.
The spear lobby will be outraged.
Another thread on knife rights...
AZ Governor Signs Nation’s First Knife Preemption Law!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2503530/posts
“The passage of Arizona’s Knife Preemption Law is precedent setting for knife owner rights. Arizona is the first state to establish specific preemption for knife laws and this represents the successful kick-off of Knife Rights’ National Knife Law Preemption Campaign, a key component of Knife Rights’ national legislative agenda to protect and enhance knife owners’ rights.
Knife Rights anticipates that the Arizona preemption law will serve as a model for preemption efforts in other states whose citizens are subject to a similar patchwork of restrictive local knife laws with attendant civil rights issues. We have already been approached by a number of legislators and citizens who want to initiate knife law preemption for their states. Knife Rights will aggressively pursue these opportunities.”
I read the article about her efforts in blade magazine last month. Glad she succeeded.
New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill
WE WON!
“The Second Amendment isn’t limited to guns; it’s about “arms.” State Representative Jennifer Coffey has submitted a bill in the New Hampshire legislature to remove the ban on automatic and double-edged knives for honest citizens. Rep. Coffey is a “Bill Of Rightist”: she’s the National Coordinator of Second Amendment Sisters, and a Senior Advisor of Pro-Gun New Hampshire.”
http://www.KnifeLawOnline.com/
Yea, it was “Big Ginsu” lobby money.
Soon the state will be littered with nails sawed in half and wafer thin tomato slices.
You’ve been warned.
Of course, a baseball bat can trump a knife:
Marlborough NH man beats back burglar
KEENE SENTINEL - A 21-year-old Marlborough man fought off a knife-wielding home invader with a baseball bat Monday.
www.nashuatelegraph.com
Excellent. There are times when a one-handed, pushbutton-opening knife is just the tool you need. Outlawing them is stupid; it’s like outlawing reciprocating saws.
Yea, but what happened to the tomatoes?
Try and keep on topic :-)
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