Organizations Filed Purposes:
KNIFE RIGHTS IS DEDICATED TO: 1. PROVIDING KNIFE AND EDGED TOOL OWNERS AN EFFECTIVE VOICE TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY AND TO OPPOSE EFFORTS TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT TO OWN, USE AND CARRY KNIVES AND EDGED TOOLS; 2. ENCOURAGING SAFE, RESPONSIBLE AND LAWFUL USE OF KNIVES AND EDGED TOOLS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, ENHANCING POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS OF KNIVES AND EDGED TOOLS AND THEIR OWNERS AND USERS; 3. ENCOURAGING THE MARKETING OF KNIVES AND EDGED TOOLS IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER CONDUCIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS; 4. COOPERATING WITH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS HAVING COMPLEMENTARY INTERESTS AND GOALS; 5. PROVIDING KNIFE AND EDGED TOOL OWNERS WITH SERVICES THAT THEY WILL FIND VALUABLE IN ORDER TO BUILD MEMBERSHIP TO ENABLE SUCCESS IN OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVES.
KNIFE RIGHTS' NATIONAL KNIFE LAW PREEMPTION CIVIL RIGHTS CAMPAIGN CONTINUED THIS YEAR BY WORKING TO SUPPORT A KNIFE LAW PREEMPTION BILL IN MONTANA THAT PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN BACKING, PREVENTING LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM ENACTING KNIFE ORDINANCES MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN STATE LAW AND VOIDING ALL SUCH RESTRICTIVE KNIFE ORDINANCES. KNIFE LAW PREEMPTION PROTECTS KNIFE OWNERS' CIVIL RIGHTS BY REMOVING CONFUSING AND DISCRIMINATORY PATCHWORKS OF LOCAL KNIFE RESTRICTIONS SO THAT KNIFE OWNERS ARE TREATED THE SAME WHEREVER THEY TRAVEL WITHIN A STATE'S BORDERS.
KNIFE RIGHTS ALSO WORKED TO SUPPORT BILLS THAT REPEALED IRRATIONAL, OUTDATED AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL KNIFE RESTRICTIONS THAT PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN BACKING IN LOUISIANA, MONTANA, NEW YORK AND TEXAS.
KNIFE RIGHTS ALSO CONTINUED AS A PLAINTIFF IN A FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CYRUS VANCE, JR. AS WELL CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO PUBLICIZE THE CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS PRECIPITATED ON KNIFE RETAILERS AND KNIFE OWNERS INNEW YORK CITY AS PART OF AN ONGOING EFFORT TO WARN THOSE PARTIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT ARRESTS PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE LAWSUIT. ON APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CONFERENCE ON THE APPEAL, NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR SIGNED A BILL TO LEGALIZE THE KNIVES IN QUESTION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Peter Brownell | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Tom Gresham | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Alan Romania | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Ethan Becker | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Douglas S Ritter | CHAIRMAN/CEO | 20 | $0 |
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