Princess Cuomo vetoes A.5667-A knife bill, - AGAIN!

[VietnamEraVet]

As I expected, he did it again. So, DA Cyrus Vance can continue to screw over people in NYC... FUAC!

Pretty amazing too, since it passed in the Assembly 136-1, and in the NY Senate 61-1. Yet, I wonder if the lawmakers will even follow through with an override of his veto with those lopsided numbers, - they are beyond spineless. This state is so screwed.

Knife Rights' New York Gravity Knife Bill Transmitted to Gov. Cuomo

Cuomo vetoes bill that would legalize most gravity knives in N.Y.

 

[Apeman]

Given that one-third of the homicides committed in Manhattan last year were stabbings and slashings, the idea that we should have more knives on our streets and subways — particularly knives which can be flicked open in milliseconds — is mystifying," Vance spokeswoman Joan Vollero said in June.

I know they'll never get it or admit to it but how many times do you have to say criminals don't follow laws before somebody wakes up and stops pushing stupid laws?
I thought murder was already illegal? How does this bill change that? Oh wait it just allows people to defend themselves and we can't have that

 

[Saltwater60]

Well England doesn't tout gun control because they already took all the guns. They tout knife control. Look it up it's actually humorous.

 

[STS556]

I don't give a crap what cuomo says. I will continue to carry my Spyderco Endura every day. FUAC!!!

 

[Kwalsh]

My nephew was working an internship down there and got jammed up with that dumb law, a simple knife in his bag he used to open boxes and he had to pay lawyer a ton of cash and time to deal with it.
A bs law for a bs city

 

[libertysnake]

I've never heard of anyone being charged with having a folding knife on them upstate at all. I've only heard of it being a problem downstate.

Whats the stance of the NYSP on folding knives these days?

 

[Clipazine]

Anyone ready to take the fucking state back yet? no? ok.

 

[Acer-m14]

FUAC .. shit i dropped my knife .. Gravity Sucks .. every knife is effected by gravity heheee

 

[Cleck]

I've never heard of anyone being charged with having a folding knife on them upstate at all. I've only heard of it being a problem downstate.

Whats the stance of the NYSP on folding knives these days?

My guess is that they don't give a shit, it's a problem downstate mainly. I'm not worried up here, but I've read enough stories to make me not want to carry one down there, if I was ever visiting.

 

[Exonautic]

I've never had an issue carrying a knife on me down here. Have everyday since my junior year of high school without fail regardless of where I am. Sometimes I even have 2. Just don't do anything that puts you under the purview of the law.

 

[Uzi]

So is this only a NYC thing?

The existing law and proposed law still doesn't explain much that I can comprehend as to observe if I have a legal or illegal knife. How will the change effect what is legal or not? In another article I read, it stated that "it would make most knives in NY legal". What the hell would the bill make legal exactly?

 

[libertysnake]

So is this only a NYC thing?

The existing law and proposed law still doesn't explain much that I can comprehend as to observe if I have a legal or illegal knife. How will the change effect what is legal or not? In another article I read, it stated that "it would make most knives in NY legal". What the hell would the bill make legal exactly?

Plastic knives -- people were having trouble cutting their food with the plastic spoons, and they were seeing a high rate of illegally made plastic knives from plastic spoons.

Seriously, it's NYC. It's the nanny state at it's finest. Even if they pass a law they'll do whatever they want anyway and try to twist it around or pass a more restrictive law so they can wantonly harass you.