Knife Rights Advocates Say Second Amendment Should Apply To Blades, Too

Knife regulations vary not only by state but also by city, county and town jurisdiction, Doug Ritter, the founder, chairman and CEO of the national Knife Rights organization, told Cowboy State Daily. He recommends using Knife Rights’ LegalBlade app to check state, county and local regulations when taking knives on the road. Right To Bear ArmsKnife rights should be protected under the Second Amendment, as firearms rights are, Sparks said. Knife Rights has lobbied for “knife law preemption” in several states, he said, meaning state regulations should preempt any further restrictions that local jurisdictions attempt to impose. Former Sublette County Sheriff Hank Ruland told Cowboy State Daily he didn’t have to deal with much knife crime during his career.