Historic US knife laws

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This is just a pointer to an article I found interesting about knife laws in the later 1800s. The author is a law professor with an interest in weapons law and the 2nd amendment. Lots of details that might surprise and/or entertain.

[In 1837, the Alabama] legislature imposed a $100 per knife tax on the sale, or transfer, or import of any "Bowie-Knives or Arkansaw Tooth-picks," or "any knife or weapon that shall in form, shape or size, resemble" them. The $100 tax was equivalent to about $2,600 dollars today.

Bowie knife statutes 1837-1899

Bowies were regulated like other knives; knives were sometimes regulated like handguns

reason.com

 

[Kirk Raptor]

This is just a pointer to an article I found interesting about knife laws in the later 1800s. The author is a law professor with an interest in weapons law and the 2nd amendment. Lots of details that might surprise and/or entertain.

Bowie knife statutes 1837-1899

Bowies were regulated like other knives; knives were sometimes regulated like handguns

reason.com

Fascinating stuff. Thanks for posting. I generally read Volokh, but I guess I missed that one.