,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ac1       
#bjac,mr4 ,salmon 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4  
,massie1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4        
,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 and ,mr4 
,stockman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to protect the right of law-abiding    
citizens to transport knives interstate1
 notwithstanding a patchwork of local   
and ,state prohibitions4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,knife ,owners' ,protection ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,interstate transportation  
of knives  7a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding any provision of any   
law or any rule or regulation of the    
,united ,states1 or of a ,state or any  
political subdivision of a ,state1 any  
person who is not otherwise prohibited  
by ,federal law from possessing1        
transporting1 shipping1 or receiving a  

knife or knives shall be entitled to    
transport a knife or knives from any    
place where such person may lawfully    
possess1 carry or transport such a knife
 or knives to any other place where such
 person may lawfully possess1 carry or  
transport such a knife or knives if--   
7#a7 in the case of transportation by   
motor vehicle1 the knife or knives are  
not directly accessible from the        
passenger compartment of such           
transporting vehicle1 or1 in the case of
 a motor vehicle without a compartment  
separate from the passenger compartment1
 the knife or knives shall be contained 
in a locked container1 glove            
compartment1 or console2 or  7#b7 in the
 case of transportation by other means  
7including any conveyance over land1 on 
or through water1 or through the air71  
the knife or knives are contained in a  
locked container4  7b7 ,emergency knives
 ,any knife or tool designed for        
enabling escape in an emergency         
incorporating a blunt tipped safety     

blade1 a guarded blade1 or both1 for    
cutting safety belts may be carried in  
the passenger compartment and need not  
be secured in a locked container1 glove 
compartment1 or console4 ,this          
subsection shall not apply to the       
transport of any such knife or tool in  
the passenger cabin of aircraft whose   
passengers are subject to airport       
screening procedures of the             
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  7c7 ,no arrest or     
detention ,a person who is transporting 
a knife or knives in compliance with    
this section may not be arrested or     
otherwise detained for violation of any 
law or any rule or regulation of a      
,state or any political subdivision of a
 ,state related to the possession1      
transportation1 or carrying of knives1  
unless there is probable cause to       
believe that the person is not in       
compliance with at least one of the     
requirements of subsection 7a74  7d7    
,claim or defense ,a person may assert  

this section as a claim or defense in   
any action or proceeding1 civil or      
criminal4 ,when a person asserts this   
section as a claim or defense in a      
criminal proceeding1 the ,state or      
political subdivision shall bear the    
burden of proving1 beyond a reasonable  
doubt1 that the person was not in       
compliance with subsection 7a74  7e7    
,right of action ,any person who1 under 
color of any statute1 ordinance1        
regulation1 custom1 or usage1 of any    
,state or political subdivision of a    
,state1 subjects1 or causes to be       
subjected1 any person to the deprivation
 of the rights1 privileges1 or          
immunities set forth in this section1   
shall be liable to the person so        
deprived in an action at law1 suit in   
equity1 or other proper proceeding for  
redress4 ,when a person asserts this    
section as a claim or defense1 the court
 shall award the prevailing party       
7including any party who receives a     
favorable resolution through a decision 

by a court1 settlement of a claim1      
withdrawal of criminal charges1 or      
change of a statute or regulation71     
other than a ,state or any political    
subdivision of a ,state or its employees
 or representatives1 a reasonable       
attorneys' fee4  7f7 ,definition ,as    
used in this section1 the term transport
 includes staying in temporary lodging  
overnight1 common carrier misrouting or 
delays1 stops for food1 fuel1 vehicle   
maintenance1 emergencies1 medical       
treatment1 and all other activity       
related to the person's overall journey4
 ,the term shall not include any        
transportation of a knife or knives with
 the intent to commit any offense       
punishable by imprisonment for a term   
exceeding one year involving the use or 
threatened use of force against another1
 or with knowledge1 or reasonable cause 
to believe1 that such an offense is to  
be committed in the course of1 or       
arising from1 such journey4 ,within any 
form of temporary lodging1 a knife or   

knives may be accessible4  7g7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed in any way to limit  
any right to possess1 carry1 or         
transport a knife or knives under       
applicable ,state law4