Supporting Benchmade Knives

Posted by Kuro_PTS@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 1 comments

Not sure if this follows the rules but thought this was the best place for this.

Today while browsing Bladehq I saw that they put the Benchmade Griptilian D2 family on sale due to the fact that they were being discontinued. I have always heard of the quality of the knives and customer service and thought it was a perfect opportunity to try one out. After purchasing the knife I have remembered the incident that took place earlier this year where Benchmade destroyed a cache of guns recovered by the Oregon police. After that it came out that Benchmade has made several contributions to anti-gun Democrats and virtually none to pro-2nd politicians. Because of the incident I am rethinking my order, but I wanted to get this sub's opinion on the matter.

Would you purchase items from a company like Benchmade? And why or why not?

Update: After giving it some thought I have canceled my order simply due to the fact that I could not, in good faith, support a company that sees our Constitutional rights as a matter for debate. I hope that they change their ways and not only back up the military and law enforcement community, but also the hundreds of millions of civilians that have the right to defend themselves.

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westlake503@reddit

Good for you. I have the griptillian which was expensive, and I have to say the scales look and feel like cheap plastic. There are fare better knives out there at better prices. Benchmade is over-rated. They Allegedly steal others' designs, over-price their knives, and use good but not the best steel for the price points of their knives.

The anti-2A activity by the former CEO people are talking about here is the last straw. Not only that, the people he supported/lobbied were probably influenced by him regarding cross-state knife laws - the Interstate Transport Act (ITA). Arguably, the ITA tried to mirror cross-state gun laws and rights, but it wasn't a clean translation. What resulted was a lot of really bad legislature that made it worse for people carrying knives over state lines. It was a real mess! Those familiar with that situation 8 years ago know what I'm talking about.

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For the cheap seats on this ITA discussion, here's the best I can explain.

The Interstate Transport Act (ITA) draws parallels to the protections afforded to firearm owners under the Firearm Owners Protection Act (FOPA). This is how that connection is relevant:

Addressing a Patchwork of Laws:
Both the push for the ITA and the existing FOPA stem from the problem of inconsistent state and local laws. Just as FOPA aimed to protect gun owners traveling between states with varying firearm regulations, the ITA seeks to do the same for knife owners.
The core idea is to prevent law-abiding individuals from facing legal jeopardy simply for transporting their tools across state lines.
Providing Federal Protection:
Both initiatives aim to establish federal protections to override potentially conflicting state and local ordinances.
Essentially, they seek to create a degree of uniformity in interstate transport rights.

Therefore, while the ITA addresses knife laws specifically, its underlying principle of protecting interstate transport rights is actually modeled after the concept established by cross-state gun law protections. My position is Pro 2A and pro-knife of course. Why support anyone or any knife maker against that?