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I use to get them for $5 about 10+ years ago......
i have seen people ask for $50 but not sell them...

The NY State law bans the sale of switchblades and gravity knives. It bans possession too ( anywhere even your house), but there is an exception for having them for use while fishing, hunting and trapping with a valid license ( this was to grandfather ones already owned, but that was not clearly wri...

I posted this in the "off topic" section almost two weeks ago when it first broke. This has caused many knife sellers to stop shipping to ALL NY now. There is a ongong fight which I hope will be won....

http://talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=15083

Just an update on this. It has caused many dealers to stop shipping ANY knife to NY. Other states are soon to come! You should support kniferights on this issue, as it will be bigger than NY soon....

It seems if you fight you can win:

http://newyorkcriminaldefenseblawg.com/ ... ity-knife/

However, many knife dealers are not willing to fight!?!?!?

I have several knives that I would never sell because of who gave them to me, or who owned them. I have several things of my dad's that I will never sell or trade off. I try not to sell knives ever, but over the years I have let a few go, and I often regret it. At some point I am thinking of getting...

Third it for me!

Agreed with the law suit ideas. Not knowing all the facts about the driver, it would seem that the state is viewing this as strictly traffic offenses. Keep your temper in check, and remember that your parents loved you and your brother, and are watching from above. If the driver is any sort of norma...

The Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/nyreg ... nives.html

does N.Y. law allow spring assisted ? asked by AL: Well to me yes, as the defintion of a switchblade requires a button or lever in the HANDLE and AUTO opening. Assisted openers all over the USA have been made to work around that exact definition., so they are leagl in NY by the letter of the law. Th...

There is a old Jerry Lewis movie where a kid has a few different uncles all played bt Jerry. One has about ten switchblades!

I see the yellow one but I think that is a AXIS lock style knife and not a button. Looks like there is a guide as in the axis lock system.

I saw that on Stu site, and Bladeplay added some restrictions too. Any one know what happened?

Here is some more articles on it: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/06/17/2010-06-17_investigators_go_undercover_at_home_depot_eastern_mountain_sports_to_rid_nyc_of_.html http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/manhattan/probe-finds-illegal-knives-at-major-new-york-stores-20100617-apx...

Read this: From Doug : Manhattan District Attorney Shakes Down Honest Knife Retailers New Yorkers Being Deprived of Popular Pocket Knives The New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney's office appears to be engaged in a shakedown of local businesses, forcing them to pay six-figure so-called "con...