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March 23, 8:35 a.m.
by Ben Sobieck, online editor
Today is an important day for knife owners and liberty-loving people in New Hampshire. Rep. Jenn Coffey's bill, HB 1665, will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 2 p.m. If things go well, it should be smooth sailing through the New Hampshire Senate. From there, it's on to the governor's desk.
Here's the lowdown from Coffey.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear the NH Knife Rights Bill, HB1665, tomorrow at 2pm. The hearing is allotted only 15mins to show our case to repeal the law. We are ready and have our testimony prepared. For those in the area who wish to show there support, feel free to come to the hearing and sign in supporting the bill. I will ask that people refrain from testifying as we are only allowed 15 minutes and want to ensure our key witnesses are able to provide testimony. Wish us luck!
The full senate will hear the bill after the committee makes it's recommendation, it is unknown how soon that will be. There are 24 Senators, letters of support are welcome. If you choose too do so, please concentrate on the selective enforcement of current law, and the multitude of legal uses in the work force.
We will post an update as to how the hearing went, as soon as possible on the main website, www.knifelawonline.com.
Take care all,
Rep. Jenn Coffey, NREMTI
Merrimack District 6
jenn@jenncoffey.com
Fifteen minutes might not seem like a lot of time, but Coffey's bill is based on a simple premise: punish knife crime, not knife possession.
March 17, 11:59 a.m.
Happy St. Patty's Day. Erin Go Braugh!
It is a Happy St. Patrick's Day for W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. Case’s new Hawk Bill Pruner was selected as the winner of the Outdoor Knife category, an International Knife Award given by IWA 2010 in Nuremburg, Germany’s Exhibition Center last Friday. The award presentation was part of the exhibition’s opening ceremonies, and celebrates Case’s first appearance as an IWA show exhibitor. Sixty-three knives representing 42 suppliers in nine countries were part of this year’s competition. The knives were judged by a panel of leading knife experts, each with extensive experience in the cutlery industry.
The Case Hawk Bill Pruner is offered in Peach Seed Jigged Amber Bone, Smooth Rosewood, and Smooth Black G-10 handles with a stainless steel blade.
According to IWA’s website, www.iwa.info, the jury also recognized the Hawk Bill Pruner for its authentic look and feel, saying, “Traditional knife patterns as can be found in this very well crafted gardening tool keep the culture alive. This knife is suited for any dedicated collection.”
March 4, 8:17 a.m.
by Ben Sobieck, online editor
BLADE received an urgent message from New Hampshire Rep. Jenn Coffey. Here's what it said:
In an effort to stop the Second Amendment Community from organizing the Legislative Administration Committee has suddenly scheduled a public hearing for HB1693 for Monday March 8th at 2pm in the Legislative Office Building room 208!
HB1693 is a late filed bill by Rep. Chandler to strip the Facilities Committee of the power to control Firearms, knives, and other tools of self-defense within the State House complex, it also repeals the ban put into effect on December 21st of last year.
It is vital that our community come to this hearing and show in numbers how we feel about the unconstitutional actions of the facilities committee last year by supporting Rep. Chandler! I know this is short notice and some may not be able to attend, and they know this as well which is why we believe this hearing was scheduled with little notice, so if you can not be there PLEASE, write a PERSONAL AND POLITE letter to the members of the Legislative Administration Committee and letters to the editor of your local paper TODAY!
Click here to find the text of the bill: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/HB1693.html
Click here to find the contact information for the members of the committee:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H12
Be sure to spread this message far and wide!
In Liberty,
Jenn
March 3, 1:41 p.m.
Years of a man's work all in one place—3,500 images of knives. It's an impressive feat, and photographer Jim Cooper reasons it was a shame to limit the digital images of incredible knives he has taken and amassed over the years to his own private library. So, he has posted the studio work—his SharpByCoop knife photo gallery—on his website, with images from 2004-2007 viewable in alphabetical order by index.
That's 3,500 knife images for enthusiasts to pour over in one place, www.sharpbycoop.com, and these aren't just any old "lay the knife down on a hankie and snap" shots, either. Jim's a professional photographer who's been at it a long time, respected in the industry. All the images are quickly searchable to create a virtual gallery of a specific maker's work. An opening album on the website, "Featured Knives," is consistently updated and showcases the latest studio shots, and some favorites from dealers.
Have fun, and don't poke your eye out.
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