NYC and Knives

All of this seems mighty irrelevant to me. OP asks what is legal to carry in NYC and some sound advice is given. At no point did it need to enter into the discussion as to whether he should stay in NYC or whether he should require a blade to defend himself here. While this is an interesting topic in itself it is also off-topic.
 
carrot said:
Carry your knife unclipped in your pocket. Any slipjoint would be the safest option, like Case or Queen or Victorinox, but if you are looking for one-handed action Spyderco makes a few one-handed slipjoints like the UK Penknife and Urban, as well as the discontinued T-Mag and the upcoming Terzuola Slip-it.
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Can any of those spydercos be flicked open? The terzuola looks like it has enough blade exposed that one could grab it and flick it.
 
What the Heck is wrong with Binghamton???

Fact of the matter is: In NYC you are far more likely to get hassled over a percieved illegal knife by the police than you are being mugged/robbed( reason being: the highest ratio of police per citizen in the state), unless you are foolish enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and don't have sense enough to leave. It is best to just carry a slippie, watch where you are going and what you are doing. The first part of this thread contains much good info by experienced people.
 
davide said:
Can any of those spydercos be flicked open? The terzuola looks like it has enough blade exposed that one could grab it and flick it.
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Yes, they can all be flicked but since they do not lock there should be no problem -- gravity knives, whose definition is misinterpreted by the PD, are locking knives only. I am unaware of any first- or second-hand experiences with a Spyderco Slip-it and the NYPD but I can only assume that it is permissible, and such is the assumption that many here go on.
 
A Buck 110 can be flipped open if you hold it by the blade, but only an imbecile would think it was a gravity knife.
 
joe-bob said:
A Buck 110 can be flipped open if you hold it by the blade, but only an imbecile would think it was a gravity knife.
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Once again, dangerous information by the misinformed. It has nothing to do with imbeciles, it has to do with local and legal definition.

The definition of "gravity knife" used by the NYC legal system, including the NYPD, is a locking knife which can be opened by what they refer to as centrifugal force, however much force is needed, by grasping handle OR blade and snapping the knife outward.

Any Spyderco held by the hole or axis lock with the axis bar held back are perfect and easy examples of what the NYPD will do to get you.

Besides that please remember that even an otherwise legal knife must be completely concealed -- no clip or belt sheath showing, and blades must be UNDER 4".
 
What about an Opinel? If you unlock those one may be able to flip them open, but then they won't lock open until one manually engages the bolster ring again.
 
an Opinel under 4 " blade and not exposed during carry is Ok as long as you do not carry it as a weapon....get it?
 
tom19176 said:
an Opinel under 4 " blade and not exposed during carry is Ok as long as you do not carry it as a weapon....get it?
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Sure do, thanks for the clarification. Sounds like the opinel will become my box cutter, rope cutter, and picnic knife of choice.

davide
 
Speaking of imbeciles, Esav. I didn't take the time to slow down and read your forum handle until now. At first I thought it was "Easy Benjamin" not Esav Benyamin.
 
We have people from around the world here, I'm sure many of our names are unfamiliar in phonetics or format. :)
 
Eikowan said:
Move. Seriously. There are states that allow you to defend yourself.
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Esav Benyamin said:
Eikowan, this is not the Practical Tactical forum, which is where you really need to go to learn what self-defense actually is. I'll give you a hint:

The first law of self-defense is, don't go there.
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It sounds like you two don't entirely disagree. Eiko just has a broader definition of "don't go there".
 
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