Is Your Folding Knife Illegal?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 3, 2016

NYS Assembly Member Dan Quart (D-73) has sponsored legislation to make most "gravity knives" legal, saying they're widely available in stores, have legitimate uses, and cause unnecessary entanglements with law enforcement.

He's joined by Hara Robrish, staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society in Manhattan.

Now: Assemblyman @DanQuartNY and @LegalAidNYC's Hara Robrish are discussing a proposal to legalize gravity knives. pic.twitter.com/8EZzG6IsBD
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 3, 2016

Caller on @BrianLehrer says roommate was arrested for possession of knife. Works as EMT. Got letter from manufacturer: Not a gravity knife
— Brooklyn Defenders (@BklynDefenders) June 3, 2016

@BrianLehrer Rookie cops often harass stagehands in theater district over clip-on knives.
— Dylan Foley (@lastbohemians) June 3, 2016

“We could go on for another hour” on gravity knives, says Brian, noting how our board is lighting up with stories of arrests. cc @DanQuartNY
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 3, 2016

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