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- EIN 74-3197994
- (602) 476-2702
- 313 W Temple Ct Gilbert AZ 85233-7724 USA
- www.kniferights.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Mission: 1. Encouraging safe and responsible use of knives and edged tools through education and outreach; 2. Educating knife owners, public officials and the general public about the history of knives and edged tools; 3. Educating knife owners, public officials and the general public about knife and edged tool related laws and regulations; 4. Defense of knife owners and their civil rights through litigation; 5. To engage in any and all activities and for any and all purposes as shall be permitted by law for non-profit organizations.
Programs: Knife rights foundation continued its federal civil rights lawsuit against new york city and new york district attorney cyrus vance, jr. To void their interpretation of new york state penal codes covering switchblade and gravity knives to include common folding knives (pocket knives) with a bias towards closure, which interpretation has resulted in civil rights violations against numerous new york city retailers and citizens.