Oklahoma Knife Law Preemption Bill Filed
Oklahoma state Representative John Echols has introduced Knife Rights' Knife Law Preemption bill for the 2014 legislative session. The bill very simply adds "knives" to the state's existing Firearms Preemption Law. Oklahoma does not assign bill numbers at this point in the process; that will happen after the session starts next year.
Representative Echols introduced and passed HB2170 this year which removed assisted-opening knives from the list of prohibited weapons in Oklahoma. Knife Law Preemption is the next step in protecting knife owners rights in Oklahoma.
Knife Law Preemption is Knife Rights' signature legislative initiative and is the essential foundation for improving knife laws and protecting knife owners. Beginning with the nation's first Knife Law Preemption bill passed in 2010 in Arizona, Knife Rights has passed Knife Law Preemption in seven states to date. Knife Law Preemption prevents a patchwork of local ordinances which can entrap honest citizens traveling within or through a state.
