All About Pocket Knives

Bryan wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:16 am Knives such as this are against AAPK policy. It has been taken out of inventory & we will be in contact with seller asap to explain said policy.

Appreciate the heads up

Bryan wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:16 am Knives such as this are against AAPK policy. It has been taken out of inventory & we will be in contact with seller asap to explain said policy.

Appreciate the heads up

just bob wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:26 pm I don't say this in a rude or impolite way, but what is the AAPK policy? I'd like to read it. I had a Fighting Rooster KKK knife for sale on here and was asked to take it down. There have been others listed and sold on here. We have seen modern Nazi / Hitler knives sold on here and ebay doesn't allow that. Are they allowed on AAPK? I have seen Case knives with Delrin handles being sold as bone on here. I certainly don't say this in an accusatory way but we have one AAPK store that is run by a person whose Ebay knives seem to pop up quite often in the AAPK counterfeit forum. I'm not pointing a finger at anyone or saying anyone is doing anything wrong. I'd just like to read the policy. It is very hard to follow the rules when you don't know what the rules are. I appreciate the hard work Bryan puts in to keep things above board on here. The stores are a great asset to not only the sellers but also to the buyers.

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:49 pm If I may interject on this thought: " There's nothing at the moment to address the sale of KKK & or Nazi knives, but that likely needs to change. I really do not know the right direction to take on that & we may need to start a new discussion about whether AAPK should allow them or not".
I have a few thoughts as to why of course knives with certain offensive themes should be banned without any question nor debate.

As for banning certain knives for the sake of Political Correctness, I think this a definitely a step in the right direction. As a relatively new member I understand my opinion my be of limited vale. However, I can think of several examples of knives that now can be seen in their true form as objects that offend and may cause some members to feel unsafe. For example, I would think that many people are offended by the Confederate battle flag and its association of slavery and the oppression of peoples of color. Perhaps this would be a good place to start and would make many people in the public square feel much better with such a positive step to erasing this image from the past and cleaning up some unpleasant aspects of American history.

Also let us not forget the genocide inflicted on the Native American peoples from whom this country was unlawfully taken so many years ago. I would suggest that all knives with themes such as "Buffalo Bill Cody" or "Hop-Along Cassidy" and other "western themed knives" of this type be prohibited from sale. These are symbols of White European western expansion and the geocide of Native Peoples and should be banned without discussion.

I myself have been made very uncomfortable when observing that members on this site have posted knives for sale that feature the so called "Founding Fathers" etched on the blades or engraved on the scales. To promote a group of old, white, slave owning, racists and misogynist men must upset a great number of members who do not benefit for a system of White Privilege and Male dominance that has oppressed women and minorities for hundreds of years. I would think that banning all items with "Founding Fathers" themes would be in the greater public interest.

There are many other categories to address, however I will leave that up to other more seasoned members of the forum. Please remember; "If it offends ONE person, we should ALL be offended".

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:49 pmI would think that many people are offended by the Confederate battle flag and its association of slavery and the oppression of peoples of color.

Also let us not forget the genocide inflicted on the Native American peoples from whom this country was unlawfully taken so many years ago.

These are symbols of White European western expansion and the geocide of Native Peoples and should be banned without discussion.

To promote a group of old, white, slave owning, racists and misogynist men must upset a great number of members who do not benefit for a system of White Privilege and Male dominance that has oppressed women and minorities for hundreds of years.

Please remember; "If it offends ONE person, we should ALL be offended".

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:49 pm snip
I can think of several examples of knives that now can be seen in their true form as objects that offend and may cause some members to feel unsafe.
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GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:49 pm As for banning certain knives for the sake of Political Correctness, I think this a definitely a step in the right direction. As a relatively new member I understand my opinion my be of limited vale. However, I can think of several examples of knives that now can be seen in their true form as objects that offend and may cause some members to feel unsafe. For example, I would think that many people are offended by the Confederate battle flag and its association of slavery and the oppression of peoples of color. Perhaps this would be a good place to start and would make many people in the public square feel much better with such a positive step to erasing this image from the past and cleaning up some unpleasant aspects of American history.

Also let us not forget the genocide inflicted on the Native American peoples from whom this country was unlawfully taken so many years ago. I would suggest that all knives with themes such as "Buffalo Bill Cody" or "Hop-Along Cassidy" and other "western themed knives" of this type be prohibited from sale. These are symbols of White European western expansion and the geocide of Native Peoples and should be banned without discussion.

I myself have been made very uncomfortable when observing that members on this site have posted knives for sale that feature the so called "Founding Fathers" etched on the blades or engraved on the scales. To promote a group of old, white, slave owning, racists and misogynist men must upset a great number of members who do not benefit for a system of White Privilege and Male dominance that has oppressed women and minorities for hundreds of years. I would think that banning all items with "Founding Fathers" themes would be in the greater public interest.

There are many other categories to address, however I will leave that up to other more seasoned members of the forum. Please remember; "If it offends ONE person, we should ALL be offended".

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:49 pm If I may interject on this thought: " There's nothing at the moment to address the sale of KKK & or Nazi knives, but that likely needs to change. I really do not know the right direction to take on that & we may need to start a new discussion about whether AAPK should allow them or not".
I have a few thoughts as to why of course knives with certain offensive themes should be banned without any question nor debate.

As for banning certain knives for the sake of Political Correctness, I think this a definitely a step in the right direction. As a relatively new member I understand my opinion my be of limited vale. However, I can think of several examples of knives that now can be seen in their true form as objects that offend and may cause some members to feel unsafe. For example, I would think that many people are offended by the Confederate battle flag and its association of slavery and the oppression of peoples of color. Perhaps this would be a good place to start and would make many people in the public square feel much better with such a positive step to erasing this image from the past and cleaning up some unpleasant aspects of American history.

Also let us not forget the genocide inflicted on the Native American peoples from whom this country was unlawfully taken so many years ago. I would suggest that all knives with themes such as "Buffalo Bill Cody" or "Hop-Along Cassidy" and other "western themed knives" of this type be prohibited from sale. These are symbols of White European western expansion and the geocide of Native Peoples and should be banned without discussion.

I myself have been made very uncomfortable when observing that members on this site have posted knives for sale that feature the so called "Founding Fathers" etched on the blades or engraved on the scales. To promote a group of old, white, slave owning, racists and misogynist men must upset a great number of members who do not benefit for a system of White Privilege and Male dominance that has oppressed women and minorities for hundreds of years. I would think that banning all items with "Founding Fathers" themes would be in the greater public interest.

There are many other categories to address, however I will leave that up to other more seasoned members of the forum. Please remember; "If it offends ONE person, we should ALL be offended".

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:02 am I will ask this to those that want to ban "Nazi" marked items because they offend some people, what about the 20 million dead inside the Soviet Union that were victims of the Stalin regime and the USSR government? Can I not own a Mosin-Nagant bayonet now? Or a bayonet for an AK-47? We can start with a knife with a marking of the KKK and a swastika on a knife blade and then where do go from there? In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. Perhaps AAPK should ban all katanas and tanto blades? Do we not offend Elizabeth Warren and her followers by offering a Kit Carson commemorative knife or Andrew Jackson limited edition folder? The real question is where will it end? First they came for the KKK knives and I did not speak out because I did not own a KKK knife,..

There's nothing at the moment to address the sale of KKK & or Nazi knives, but that likely needs to change. I really do not know the right direction to take on that & we may need to start a new discussion about whether AAPK should allow them or not.