The bill to “fix” New York state’s abusive gravity knife statute in an effort to protect New York City knife owners, A4821, has been assigned to the Assembly Committee on Codes….
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NY: Village Voice Comes out for Knife Law Reform
The Village Voice, a NYC publication, has come out for common sense knife reform laws. Prosecutors have arrested over 60,000 people for common pocket knives.
District Attorney Acknowledges Key Elements of Knife Rights NYC Case in Appeals Court
When asked directly if two policemen who tested the knife with the city’s “wrist-flick” test & found the knife legal, that the same knife could later be found illegal by a third policeman, he agreed..
NY State Legislation Filed to Address New York City ‘Gravity Knife’ Prosecutions
New York state’s gravity knife statute which has been misapplied and abused by New York City to prosecute an estimated 60,000 citizens over the past 10 years…
De Blasio Aides Ask City Council To Speak Out Against NYPD Officers
While NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio was working to set up a meeting with police union leaders to “make amends”, his aides were placing phone calls to NYC Council members asking them “to blast police”…
Bernie Goetz ‘The Subway Gunman’ 30 Years Later
The crime rate in the dangerous subways plunged dramatically, so much so the authorities even held back the numbers, the truth hurt too much…
NYPD Union Chief: We Must Protect Ourselves Because De Blasio Won’t
PBA President Pat Lynch is instructing NYPD officers to use “extreme discretion in every encounter” with the public because they have zero support from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Appeal Hearing in Knife Right’s NYC Civil Rights Case Set for January 13, 2015
The attorneys from each side present their arguments and then they will be grilled by the three Appeals Court Judges on the panel as to the fine points of their legal arguments and the law…
New York City Rated 2014’s Worst City for Knife Rights In America
Knife Rights’ First Annual Ratings of the Worst & Best Cities or States for Knife Owners…
Challenge to New York City Gun Regulations Emerges from Limbo
The suit states that NYC rules infringe upon the Second Amendment by denying the right to possess and carry a firearm for personal defense, as well as by prohibiting residents from practicing..
New York City Pays Out $7,500 to Falsely Arrested Knife Owner
The City of New York lost their egregiously bad case and has agreed to pay $7,500 to a falsely arrested knife owner in a Knife Rights supported action…
New York City’s Village Voice Newspaper Slams City’s 60,000 Gravity Knife Prosecution
New York City’s The Village Voice newspaper has published a front-page article, Blade Stunner slamming the City’s persecution of knife owners…
New York ‘Gun Offender’ Registry Exposes Hypocrisy Of Gun Control
If Constantinides were truly interested in public safety, the proposed database would include all violent criminals, not just the ones who use guns…
NYC Councilman Constantinides Doesn’t Trust Gun Control? I’m So Confused…
Can it be that a New York City councilman doesn’t believe in effectiveness of New York gun control laws…
Hey, Snotty Bloomberg: Mind Your Own Crumbling City
Bloomberg’s still smarting from the ground-breaking losses he and his gun-grabbing East Coast elite pals suffered last fall…
Knife Rights Files Appeal in New York City Lawsuit
Requiring identification of specific prohibited knives, in a case about the inability to know what is prohibited or permitted, turns the very idea of this lawsuit on its head…
NY Officials Argue for Flexibility with Gun Law Violators… As Long as They’re on the City’s Payroll
Some of New York’s most strident gun control advocates have rushed to the defense of an unwitting traveler who was arrested at an airport for a technical violation of a draconian gun law…
NYC Says a Gun Under the Bed is a Felony
Felton’s crime involved having a single, loaded handgun in a bag under the bed in his apartment. The only thing that made the gun illegal was the fact that the apartment is in New York City…
No Surprise Here – NYC Mayor de Blasio Joins Gun Ban Group MAIG
Recently-sworn-in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is wasting no time in shoring-up his anti-gun reputation…
Knife Rights To Appeal Outrageous Ruling in NYC Folding Knife Case
Knife Rights has a filed a Notice of Appeal in its federal civil rights lawsuit against New York City, following a judge’s refusal to allow supposed “defects” in the case documents to be corrected…
New York City Begins Nazi Style Gun Confiscation
The City of New York is using its laws to confiscate weapons, the question is how long will it take before the State of New York uses its laws to begin a gun confiscation campaign. It is coming the only question is when…
Total Hypocrisy: Anti-Gun NYC Chief Wants 6 Armed Detectives For Protection When He Leaves Office
Ray Kelly, NYPD Commissioner has been one of the most outspoken supporters of anti-gun Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun control initiatives and now wants you to pay for his hired guns…
Knife Rights Moves to Amend Complaint After Outrageous NYC Ruling
U.S. District Court Judge Katherine B. Forrest found that persons arrested or threatened with arrest in NYC do not have standing to sue, yet the Court failed to allow Knife Rights to add those details…
Shooting Industry Foe Eliot Spitzer Defeated In NYC Primary
Former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned from office in disgrace after being caught in a prostitution scandal, on Tuesday, lost his Democratic primary come-back bid to become New York City comptroller…
NYC Stalling For More Time To Turn Over MAIG Document Request
The public advocate for NYC has told the Second Amendment Foundation that it needs additional time to comply with a FOIA request seeking documents related to Mayors Against Illegal Guns…
Oh The Irony, Bloomberg The Tyrant, Touts The Greatness Of Freedom
The same ” leader” who doesn’t lead by example, but by diktat and executive fiat, supported by and promoted by outright lies…
Lawsuit Filed Against NYC Hand Gun Licensing Restrictions
NYSRPA has a lawsuit filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York challenging the constitutionality of Title 38 of the Rules of the City of New York…
Post-Storm Brooklyn Looting Shows Importance Of Gun Rights
Looting in Brooklyn, N.Y. as Hurricane Sandy moved out underscores the importance of the right to keep and bear arms, especially in an emergency, the Second Amendment Foundation said today…
Judge Throws Out NYC & DA Motions in NYC Knife Rights Lawsuit
The dismissal of these motions vindicates our position that there are real constitutional issues involved. The City cannot simply expand the state law to persecute knife owners and retailers to suit their own ends…
Outdoor Channel and Time Warner Cable Partner for NYC Conservation Effort
America’s Leader in Outdoor TV Hosts Third Annual Pouch Camp Event Benefiting the Boy Scouts of America…
Bloomberg Self-Defense Response Highlights Mayor’s Elitist Anti-Gun Hypocrisy
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “let them eat cake” arrogance shows how offensively absurd his anti-defense policies are.
Myth – ‘Only Ones’ With Badges Possessing Jedi Like Gun Handling Skills
The recent shooting of an armed murderer outside the Empire State building in NYC has brought to the forefront the issue of training and marksmenship of Police Officers…
Bloomberg Talks Big About Self-Defense In His Citizen Disarmament Zone
Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the wrong man to speak about self-defense in a city that is a virtual victim disarmament zone because of his policies…
Taking Aim at New York City Archers
Center Shot Archers and Hidden Gems, Inc. are on a mission to bring the sport of archery to the New York City area…
A Push For Micro-Stamping Is Really A Push For National Gun Registration
The fact that the entire micro-stamping scheme has been flawed from the start will be no hindrance to these gun-grabbers once the legislative hurdle is cleared…
Once More Wall Street Journal Features a Knives That Get You Arrested in NYC
Doubly ironic, once again the New York City-based Wall Street Journal features a one-hand-opening lock blade folder, a knife that could get a subscriber arrested in New York City…
