people have been arrested for possessing illegal "gravity knives"

[Acer-m14]

If i ever have to go to NYC .. i putting this in my pocket LOL ... and they think knifes are bad .. FUAC ..

 

[Truebeliever]

pretty simple actually. Get any knife you want, just make sure the entire knife is IN YOUR POCKET, don't use the pocket clip. As long as it is completely concealed you should be GTG

And under 4 inches and is not a “gravity knife”. If you get stopped for something else , you don’t want to have a “dangerous knife”. - the presumption that a regular knife is CPW 4 is not been upheld by the courts. It must fit those other definitions of CPW

 

[Truebeliever]

IANAL, disclaimer posted. My understanding is that you can not legally carry a knife in NYC. Period. ANY knife you're caught with can be said to be carried with intent. It is all up to the officer that stops you whether or not he's going to jamb you up.

That being said, you'd be breaking NYC law by carrying anything, hence the comment to carry whatever you want as long as you completely conceal it in your pocket with no clip displayed.

No, knives are legal under a lot of circumstances.

The easy answer is a leatherman type multi tool with less than a 4 inch blade. And if you can get one without a locking blade, even better ( if it doesn’t lock, it’s not a gravity knife. A multi tool knife is definitely seen as tool rather than a weapon.

Just carry it in your pocket and you should be fine

 

[Marine Cpl]

No, knives are legal under a lot of circumstances.

The easy answer is a leatherman type multi tool with less than a 4 inch blade. And if you can get one without a locking blade, even better ( if it doesn’t lock, it’s not a gravity knife. A multi tool knife is definitely seen as tool rather than a weapon.

Just carry it in your pocket and you should be fine

Even if it locks, there no way to gravity it open. It's impossible on a Leatherman.

 

[Camaro45th]

I got a nice SOG knife a few years ago for Christmas. But I work in the city so I can’t carry it. I talk about this all the time. How does a knife being opened by a spring make it anymore dangerous than a manual open knife?

I hate this state more and more.

 

[wizrd]

Laws repealing this mess have been on cuomoron's desk twice, and have been twice vetoed by him. NY city administrative code requires a knife, of any kind, to be concealed AT ALL TIMES. If YOU, are arrested for ANY knife violations in NY City -- contact nycity@KnifeRights.org -- They are in a position top help and advise you. To keep abreast of legislation regarding knives, visit Knife rights.org

 

[Airborneguy]

Over the course of my career I’ve ordered one person collared for a knife, taken one off of one more (butterfly knife, I still have it), and only “verified” the arrest of one more. All three deserved what they got. Besides them, knives don’t even register on my radar unless they’re being used against me or someone else.

 

[masterswimmer]

Over the course of my career I’ve ordered one person collared for a knife, taken one off of one more (butterfly knife, I still have it), and only “verified” the arrest of one more. All three deserved what they got. Besides them, knives don’t even register on my radar unless they’re being used against me or someone else.

But can you say that's the same attitude/approach for ALL of your colleagues?

 

[Airborneguy]

No, but I’ve never seen it in the numbers that are thrown around. I worked in Manhttan for 4 years. Collars where the knife is the only charge are extremely rare.

 

[Marine Cpl]

 

[Airborneguy]

Oh man, you found one! Take back everything I said.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Oh man, you found one! Take back everything I said.

There's more than one on YouTube. More than 10 actually. Thousands more that aren't on video. You can look them up if you like. I'm sure the NYPD's google has way more results.

 

[Truebeliever]

The guy in the video doesn’t know the law. The law specifically mentions clip or sheath. The officer was correct on that part of the law.

There is also a seperate transit law. The transit cop friend of mine told me about it. They have some crazy laws in the subway

View Document - New York Codes, Rules and Regulations

 

[Darth]

There's more than one on YouTube. More than 10 actually. Thousands more that aren't on video. You can look them up if you like. I'm sure the NYPD's google has way more results.

Check out the police one forums.

They love getting "collars" so much for this in NYC I'm surprised their keyboards don't have any keys stuck down due to self pleasuring reading each other's posts.