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Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025
A bill to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of State and local prohibitions that burden citizens.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025
This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two places (e.g., states) where knife possession, carry, or transport is legal. The knife must be transported in compliance with the bill's accessibility and secure storage requirements, unless it is an emergency knife or tool designed to cut seat belts.
An individual who is transporting a knife in compliance with this bill may not be arrested or detained for a knife violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to comply with the accessibility or secure storage requirements. An individual may assert compliance with this bill as a claim or defense in any civil or criminal proceeding.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jan 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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