Success!
by SOG MarketingThanks to everyone’s had work in pressuring Congress the knife community has a great win. The pending US Customs ruling about assisted opening knives has finally been resolved.
On October 28, 2009 The President has signed the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2892) for FY 2010 that includes a permanent “fix” so that any folding knife with a bias toward closure cannot be declared a switchblade by U.S. Customs.
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November 6th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Hey guys, can you explain what you mean by “bias towards closure”? Thanks
November 6th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Basically what that means is that the blade wants to stay closed. Unlike, a switch blade that is spring loaded and will open as soon as it is released. A knife that is biased towards closed will stay closed until it is opened approximately 1/4 of the opening arc. Does that make sense?
November 6th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Yes, it does. Thank you. Also, I’m currently in Peru (US Citizen though), and saw a really neat assisted opening knife with a roughly 3.5 inch blade. Needless to say, I bought it, and am wondering…will I be able to take it through Customs without a problem because of this new legislature? Or will I have to hide it inside of something in order to get it through without a problem.