US Customs seizure of liner-lock knives !

BINGO!
Like I said on the Cole thread, if the attention is played up somewhere, look at the other side of the globe for the real issue. In case you doubt if there is a gun related content here, think about the inventory in knives that most gun retailers have. Any costs they bear for a loss of inventory, or even court costs, are going to result in fewer dealers and higher prices. Even the hated K-mart is in on this, perhaps to a greater extant than the local shops. A whole lot is riding on this issue.

[This message has been edited by RAE (edited October 16, 2000).]
 
Some clarification here. Is the law that bans the importation of "gravity knives" the same as the "law" that bans interstate sale of "switchblades?"

Seems to me that the industry better rally on this one, even if they're competitors with CRKT.
 
Valdez,
Yes, and yes, there is a lot of industry push to fight it. The specifics of the case are best left to discussion on the knife forums such as the one above, or www.bladeforums.com , but the far reaching effects will eventually filter down to gun owners as I mention above.
 
Just posted in Alternative Force and was going to post here when I saw this thread. Remember folks that Gun Control, Knife Control, etc. is not about stopping crime... it's about CONTROL! Don't let them push CRKT around!
 
Does a knife maker have to submit designs to the Treasury department to determine the legality of the knife?

Or is it a case of a government inspector deciding to flag a shipping product?

I have a CRKT Carson M16,
with the flicker on the blade it is quite fast to deploy. Almost as fast as a well lubed Buck Hunter.

I gather the "prebans" may become valuable...
Mine was 35 bucks this spring
now they are 47 bucks
http://www.bestknives.com/columbiariver.html
 
They previously banned the importation of balisongs ("Butterfly Knives"). They are imported as parts and assembled here. It is legal to mfr them here. This is similar to the prohibition on importing "nonsporting" firearms.
Customs will lose this one. A one-handed knife is not a gravity knife or switchblade, and is almost the industry standard now. No judge is going to support them on this.
As a matter of fact, the switchblade bans are facing serious legal challenges all over the country.
 
Isn't it just the shipping of automatic knives (switchblades) across state lines that is prohibited? Some states allow their possession and carry (another reason to love Wyoming). There is much more info at the link above.
 
Several years ago switchblade knives were illegal here in Austria. With the adoption of EU weapons laws, they became legal again and may be freely purchased here.

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I picked up a CRKT M16 3" tanto style at KCR last weekend, and it's a very nice knife.

My Spyderco Endura is MUCH faster and more ergonomic, but hey, I like pocketknives...
 
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