,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aj1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,enzi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wyden1  
,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4      
,risch1 and ,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,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 ,interstate ,transport ,act of     
#bjag4  #b4 ,interstate transportation  
of knives  7a7 ,transport of knives     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
any law or any rule or regulation of a  
,state or any political subdivision     
thereof1 any person who is not otherwise
 prohibited by any ,federal law1 rule1  
or regulation from transporting1        
shipping1 or receiving a knife shall be 
entitled to transport a knife for any   

lawful purpose from any place where the 
person may lawfully possess and carry   
such knife to any other place where the 
person may lawfully possess and carry   
such knife if--  7#a7 in the case of a  
mode of transportation subject to rules 
and regulations of the ,transportation  
,security ,administration or the ,coast 
,guard1 the individual complies with all
 applicable rules and regulations of the
 ,transportation ,security              
,administration or the ,coast ,guard1   
respectively2 and  7#b7 in the case of a
 mode of transportation not subject to  
rules and regulations of the            
,transportation ,security               
,administration or the ,coast ,guard1   
during such transportation1 any such    
knife that is being transported and that
 is not legal for the person to possess 
in a jurisdiction through which the     
person is traveling--  7,a7 is not      
readily accessible or directly          
accessible from the passenger           
compartment of the mode of              

transportation2 or  7,b7 in the case of 
a mode of transportation without a      
compartment separate from the passenger 
compartment1 is contained in a locked   
container other than the glove          
compartment or console4  7b7 ,emergency 
knives  7#a7 ,in general ,an            
individual-- 7,a7 may carry in the      
passenger compartment of a mode of      
transportation a knife or tool--  7i7   
the blades of which consist only of a   
blunt tipped safety blade1 a guarded    
blade1 or both2 and  7ii7 that is       
specifically designed for enabling      
escape in an emergency by cutting safety
 belts2 and  7,b7 shall not be required 
to secure a knife or tool described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 in any locked         
container4  7#b7 ,limitation ,this      
subsection shall not apply to the       
transport of a knife or tool by a mode  
of transportation that is subject to    
rules and regulations of the            
,transportation ,security               
,administration or the ,coast ,guard4   

7c7 ,no arrest or detention ,an         
individual who is transporting a knife  
in compliance with this section may not 
be arrested or otherwise detained for   
violation of any law1 rule1 or          
regulation of a ,state or political     
subdivision of a ,state related to the  
possession1 transport1 or carrying of a 
knife1 unless there is probable cause to
 believe that the individual is not in  
compliance with subsection 7a74  7d7    
,claim or defense ,an individual may    
assert this section as a claim or       
defense in any civil or criminal action 
or proceeding4 ,when an individual      
asserts this section as a claim or      
defense in a criminal proceeding1 the   
,state or political subdivision shall   
have the burden of proving1 beyond a    
reasonable doubt1 that the individual   
was not in compliance with subsection   
7a74  7e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing
 in this section shall be construed to  
limit any right to possess1 carry1 or   
transport a knife under applicable      

,state law4