,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #efj #aaeth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #ajib    
,report ,no4 #aae-cbg ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,may #aj1 #bjag,mr4 ,enzi 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4         
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,manchin1  
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,udall1
 ,mr4 ,lee1 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,august #bg1           
#bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,thune1 with an  
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,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  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,interstate        
,transport ,act of #bjah4  #b4          
,interstate transportation of knives    
7a7 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term 
transport-- 7#a7 includes staying in    
temporary lodging overnight1 common     
carrier misrouting or delays1 stops for 
food1 fuel1 vehicle maintenance1        
emergencies1 medical treatment1 and any 
other activity related to the journey of
 a person2 and  7#b7 does not include   
transport of a knife with the intent to 
commit an offense punishable by         
imprisonment for a term exceeding #a    
year involving the use or threatened use
 of force against another person1 or    

with knowledge1 or reasonable cause to  
believe1 that such an offense is to be  
committed in the course of1 or arising  
from1 the journey4  7b7 ,transport of   
knives  7#a7 ,in general                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
any law or any rule or regulation of a  
,state or any political subdivision     
thereof1 a person who is not otherwise  
prohibited by any ,federal law from     
possessing1 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 possess1 carry1 or transport   
the knife to any other place where the  
person may lawfully possess1 carry1 or  
transport the knife if--  7,a7 in the   
case of transport by motor vehicle-- 7i7
 the knife is not directly accessible   
from the passenger compartment of the   
motor vehicle2 or  7ii7 in the case of a
 motor vehicle without a compartment    
separate from the passenger compartment1
 is contained in a locked container     

other than the glove compartment or     
console2 and  7,b7 in the case of       
transport by means other than a motor   
vehicle1 including any transport over   
land or on or through water1 the knife  
is contained in a locked container4     
7#b7 ,limitation ,this subsection shall 
not apply to the transport of a knife or
 tool in the cabin of a passenger       
aircraft subject to the rules and       
regulations of the ,transportation      
,security ,administration4  7c7         
,emergency knives  7#a7 ,in general ,a  
person-- 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 a
 locked container4  7#b7 ,limitation    
,this subsection shall not apply to the 

transport of a knife or tool in the     
cabin of a passenger aircraft subject to
 the rules and regulations of the       
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  7d7 ,no arrest or     
detention ,a person 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 person is not in      
compliance with subsection 7b74  7e7    
,claim or defense ,a person may assert  
this section as a claim or defense in a 
civil or criminal action or proceeding4 
,when a person 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 person was not in compliance with  
subsection 7b74  7f7 ,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  ,august   
#bg1 #bjah,reported with an amendment