NY Times suggests new look at knife laws

[ssb]

Anyone know of "assisted opening" knives are illegal in NYC"

Given that it's apparently common practice for NYPD officers to flick common pocket knives until they open up without using the thumbstud and arrest the owner for possession of a "gravity knife," but without consulting the relevant statutes, I'm going to go out on a limb and say no.

Oddly enough, per one of the articles I read, it's apparently legal for me to carry a Clinch Pick in NYC so long as I don't have criminal intent, and if my stated reason is self-defense, that doesn't count as criminal intent per some court decision.

[Dagga Boy]

No one needs to be over 6'. I make due just fine 6" shorter than that, why shouldn't everyone else?

Thanks to your kind of thinking, I got screwed. 6' 5" body......SLG length legs. This is what happens when we have stupid restrictions on things......giant Dwarf's.

[Ed L]

Oddly enough, per one of the articles I read, it's apparently legal for me to carry a Clinch Pick in NYC so long as I don't have criminal intent, and if my stated reason is self-defense, that doesn't count as criminal intent per some court decision.

I don't think you will be allowed to legally carry a clinchpick in NYC. They have actually arrested people who are carrying multitools that have assisted opening blades as well as people with buck knives.

[BigT]

No one needs to be over 6'. I make due just fine 6" shorter than that, why shouldn't everyone else?

That makes you easily concealable with no sporting purpose....

[LittleLebowski]

Holy cow, they wrote something with common sense in it!

Vance should be charged with something for the Home depot nonsense. Past sales handed over to the DA? Wow.

Literally extortion. It was truly astonishing to read. Tammany Hall is alive and well in NYC.

[SLG]

That makes you easily concealable with no sporting purpose....

I like to think that I can be pretty sporty at times...:-)

I think I just found a sig line, if you don't mind.

[BigT]

I like to think that I can be pretty sporty at times...:-)

I think I just found a sig line, if you don't mind.

My gift to you

[SLG]

My gift to you

Thank you!

[psalms144.1]

Literally extortion. It was truly astonishing to read. Tammany Hall is alive and well in NYC.

And you want to deny me sanctuary in WY on my retirement and escape from this hell hole! Meangirl...

[HCM]

And you want to deny me sanctuary in WY on my retirement and escape from this hell hole! Meangirl...

Don't look back, lest you be turned into a pillar of salt.