cancidas
2008-01-23, 02:50 AM
i'm looking for clarification regarding knife laws here in NYC. i got a phone call today from a buddy of mine, he's in NYC for the week. the guy lives and works in TX and as any good texan carries a knife with him eveywhere. he was stopped today in the subway and had his knife confiscated by the NYPD, they saw it clipped to his pocket.
now, the knife he has is the same model i own. it's a folding knife, the blade is exactly 3 inches long. i've always been under the impression that as long as the blade is 3 inches or shorter, the knife is legal. i've been searching online for a while now and have yet to find a solid explanation of the law. does anyone here know? i know we've got some pretty frivilous laws here int he city, and i really don't want to have this one confiscated on me as i'm walking to the pizzeria. in all honesty, it's things like these that make me miss living in AZ!
this is the knife in question:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/cancidas/CRKTM16-10Z.jpg
now, the knife he has is the same model i own. it's a folding knife, the blade is exactly 3 inches long. i've always been under the impression that as long as the blade is 3 inches or shorter, the knife is legal. i've been searching online for a while now and have yet to find a solid explanation of the law. does anyone here know? i know we've got some pretty frivilous laws here int he city, and i really don't want to have this one confiscated on me as i'm walking to the pizzeria. in all honesty, it's things like these that make me miss living in AZ!
this is the knife in question:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/cancidas/CRKTM16-10Z.jpg