We are pleased to once again take the lead in protecting the knife industry from the adverse effects of anti-knife sentiment that unfortunately still exists among some in this country. Idaho SB 1027, a bill to enact the Transparency in Financial Services Act, was amended to add “knives” at Knife Rights’ request by our good friend Senator Carl Bjerke. Sen. Bjerke was the sponsor of our Idaho Knife Law Preemption bill that was enacted last year.
Among a number of concerns addressed in the bill, it would prevent financial institutions from discriminating against persons and companies involved in “the manufacture, distribution, wholesale, supply, or retail of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.” The amended bill adds “knives” to this list.
Numerous members of the knife community have raised the issue of financial institutions debanking and otherwise shutting out our community from their services. A number of states have taken up this debanking issue and recently a bills were introduced in Congress, the Fair Access to Banking Act and Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act. It’s past time for knives to be included in this discussion.
Knife Rights will notify you if you need to contact your legislators to move this bill forward.
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 50 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 31 states and over 200 cities and towns since 2010.