Virginia Switchblade Concealed Carry Legalized: As of July 1st, concealed carry of automatic knives is legal in Virginia. This follows on from our repeal last year of Virginia's ban on switchblades (automatic) knives that did not include repeal of the ban on concealed carry.

NOTE: Dirks, stilettos and daggers remain prohibited from concealed carry in Virginia. Because there is not yet Knife Law Preemption in VA, local laws may still limit what knives can be carried and how.

We again express our appreciation to Delegate Lee Ware for sponsoring this bill. Thanks also to our good friends at the Virginia Citizens Defense League @vcdlorg and especially, President Philip Van Cleave. 

Florida Permitless Carry (Including Knives) Takes Effect: Knife Rights supported Florida Permitless Carry goes into effect July 1st. Concealed carry of a knife in Florida without a permit will no longer be limited to a "pocket knife."

NOTE: Because there is not yet Knife Law Preemption in Florida, local laws may still limit what knives can be carried and how.

Thanks once again to our friends at Florida Carry and Executive Director Sean Caranna who helped ensure that knives were included in this bill.

Tennessee Pocket Knife Carry at Polls Legalized: In TN, carry of pocket knives by adults voting on school grounds on an election day is legal as of July 1st. We sincerely appreciate sponsor Senator Joey Hensley's efforts to get this commonsense knife carry reform bill passed. We hope this new law becomes a model for the nation. 

Our efforts in TN have, indeed, Rewritten Knife Law in the Volunteer State. Starting with our signature Knife Law Preemption in 2013, we followed that in 2014 by repealing the state's ban on switchblade (automatic) knives and carry of knives with blades over 4".

Knife Rights is America's grassroots knife owners' organization; leading the fight to Rewrite Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 44 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 28 states and over 175 cities and towns since 2010.