While gun control may get more attention, a Pittsburgh law firm has put itself at the cutting edge of knife law in the United States.
Knives seem to have been around as long as human beings have been making tools.
In fact, they're so commonplace that it's something of a challenge to come up with sensible laws to regulate their use. With vague laws varying from state to state, what consumers don't know can hurt them. To help ease the confusion, Pittsburgh law firm Meyer Darragh has produced a brochure for the American Knife and Tool Institute that sets out to make sense of it all. One of the functions of the AKTI is to try to educate people and make sure people are alert to these things. The firm, which represents the trade group, says those laws need to be sharpened.