The Interstate Transport Act of 2024 allows law-abiding citizens to transport knives across state lines despite varying local and state knife laws. The bill permits people to move knives between locations where they are legally allowed to possess them, provided the knives are stored in locked containers when transported by vehicle or other means (with exceptions for emergency safety knives with blunt or guarded blades designed for cutting seatbelts). The legislation protects travelers from arrest during interstate transport if they comply with these storage requirements, even if the knife would be illegal at their destination. The bill includes provisions allowing people to recover attorney's fees and court costs if they successfully defend themselves using this law, and it provides for expungement of arrest records for those who prevail in court on this claim. The protections do not apply to knives carried in aircraft cabins, which remain subject to Transportation Security Administration regulations.
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