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After the better part of three years of hard work and lobbying by Knife Rights, a bill to address the persecution of over 60,000 pocket knife carriers in New York City has been passed out of the Senate Codes Committee in a unanimous bipartisan vote. S6483A adds clarifying bias-towards closure language to the state switchblade and gravity knife definitions, similar to that included in the revision to the Federal Switchblade Act that Knife Rights helped pass in 2009.
Knife Rights was pleased to work closely with the staff of Chairman Michael Nozzolio's office, as well as sponsors Assemblyman Dan Quart and Senator Diane Savino, to develop this bill language to everyone's satisfaction. The bill still has a long way to go, but this vote is a very important milestone. The next stop in the Senate is the Senate Rules Committee. We expect the Assembly version of the bill to move shortly.
Given all they have done to get it to this point, and all that is left to be done, it would be helpful if you could call Senator Nozzolio and the sponsors to thank them for moving S 6483A to this juncture. That's it, keep your call short and to the point.
Senator Michael Nozzolio: 518-455-2366
Senator Diane Savino: 518-455-2437
Assemblyman Dan Quart: 518-455-4794
Meanwhile, our Federal Civil Rights lawsuit against New York City and District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. continues with a trial date now scheduled for June 16, which will be just over five years since the lawsuit was filed.
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After the better part of three years of hard work and lobbying by Knife Rights, a bill to address the persecution of over 60,000 pocket knife carriers in New York City has been passed out of the Senate Codes Committee in a unanimous bipartisan vote. S6483A adds clarifying bias-towards closure language to the state switchblade and gravity knife definitions, similar to that included in the revision to the Federal Switchblade Act that Knife Rights helped pass in 2009.
Knife Rights was pleased to work closely with the staff of Chairman Michael Nozzolio's office, as well as sponsors Assemblyman Dan Quart and Senator Diane Savino, to develop this bill language to everyone's satisfaction. The bill still has a long way to go, but this vote is a very important milestone. The next stop in the Senate is the Senate Rules Committee. We expect the Assembly version of the bill to move shortly.
Given all they have done to get it to this point, and all that is left to be done, it would be helpful if you could call Senator Nozzolio and the sponsors to thank them for moving S 6483A to this juncture. That's it, keep your call short and to the point.
Senator Michael Nozzolio: 518-455-2366
Senator Diane Savino: 518-455-2437
Assemblyman Dan Quart: 518-455-4794
Meanwhile, our Federal Civil Rights lawsuit against New York City and District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. continues with a trial date now scheduled for June 16, which will be just over five years since the lawsuit was filed.
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And, sign up for our FREE News Slice Newsletter for more news you need to know.
Knife Rights is making a difference!
Invest a modest sum in a Sharper Future to protect your tools and rights.
JOIN KNIFE RIGHTS TODAY!
