Banning the Whitting knife

I want to know what problem is being addressed by this law. Or are the liberals just "suspecting" that law abiding dudes might hurt themselves or others with such "dangerous weapons?"

There are always unintended consequences. One of which from the existing ban is that thugs no longer carry switchblades like those made illegal in 1958; they now carry guns. I expect the problem of illegal firearms to worsen if this goes into effect.

Maybe kids carrying guns is a better use of effort than banning a tool many of us use daily (I do).

Bid to expand knife ban doesn't cut it with critics - Washington Times:

"The Obama administration wants to expand the 50-year-old ban on importing "switchblades" to include folding knives that can be opened with one hand, stirring fears the government may on the path to outlawing most pocket knives.

Critics, including U.S. knife manufacturers and collectors, the National Rifle Association, sportsmen's groups and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, say the rule change proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would rewrite U.S. law defining what constitutes a switchblade and potentially make de facto criminals of the estimated 35 million Americans who use folding knives.

'Boy Scout knives, Swiss Army knives - the most basic of knives can be opened one-handed if you know what you are doing,' said Doug Ritter, executive director of Knife Rights, an advocacy group fighting to defeat the measure.

'The outrage is gaining steam,' he said."