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Knife Rights has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Minnesota's complete ban on switchblades (automatically opening knives). Despite the Supreme Court's binding Second Amendment precedent, the State of Minnesota virtually completely prohibits the manufacture, transfer and possession of common automatically opening knives.  The sole exception to this ban is for possession "by museums or collectors of art or for other lawful purposes of public exhibition." The State's ban denies individuals who reside in or visit Minnesota their fundamental, individual right to keep and bear these common, constitutionally protected arms.

Joining Knife Rights in the case are Knife Rights members David Johnathon Draeger, Cameron Wallin Sjodin and Kevin Crystal. Plaintiffs are represented by attorneys John W. Dillon at the Dillon Law Group and Harry N. Niska of CrossCastle PLLC.

Named as defendant is Keith Ellison in his official capacity as the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota as well as the chief law enforcement officials in the counties where the individual plaintiffs reside.  The lawsuit, Knife Rights, Inc. v. Ellison, was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Click here to read the complaint.

Stay tuned for the next installment of Knife Rights Unconstitutional Switchblade Bans Chronicles.

These court battles are primarily funded by the 501(c)(3) Knife Rights Foundation. Please consider making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation to the Foundation to help us out. If you’d like to help support these lawsuits, please donate at KnifeRights.org/donate or call us toll-free at 866-889-6268 (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pacific).

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 now resulted in 49 bills repealing knife bans in 31 states and over 200 cities and towns since 2010, as well as a number of litigation victories.

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Yep, it's a ridiculous law.  One that, like all the others, was based on a fear of gang violence that involved a LOT of racism.  I'm all for repealing it!

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