Knife Rights Law

(Topeka, Kansas) The latest state, joining several, to legislate knife rights is Kansas.

Kansas residents may now carry switchblades, daggers and other types of knives in most public places without fear of arrest under a new law that a lobbying group says makes Kansas one of the nation’s blade-friendliest states.

Legislation lifting the state’s prohibition on several types of knives was signed by Gov. Sam Brownback in April and took effect July 1. The Senate approved it 40-0 after it was amended to clarify that school districts, jails and juvenile detention facilities could keep their bans in place. The House passed it 95-26.

Reportedly, evidence indicates that kitchen knives are more often used in crimes than switchblades and daggers.