boo 6 Posted June 22, 2015 I figure there are many of us that either regularly visit or commute to NYC and thought this would be appropriate for the forum: June 19, 2015: URGENT ACTION ALERT New York Bill to "Fix" Gravity Knife Law & Stop Thousands of NYC Arrests Needs Your CALLs and EMAILs TODAY! Time is running out, but we are still in the fight after the NY Legislature extended its session into next week. After a major behind-the-scenes lobbying effort, the bill to "fix" New York State's gravity knife law in an effort to protect New York City knife owners, A.4821/S.3675, has finally been released by the Senate Codes Committee and has now been assigned to the Senate Rules Committee. This bill has already passed the Assembly. A.4821/S.3675 would require that prosecutors prove "intent to use the [gravity knife] unlawfully against another" in order for someone to be prosecuted for possession of a "gravity knife." There have been over 60,000 gravity knife prosecutions in NYC in the past 10 years with the rate doubling in recent years. If you live, work or travel in New York, STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW and EMAIL and CALL Rules Committee Chairman Senator John Flanagan RIGHT NOW and politely request that he move A.4821/S.3675 to the floor for a final vote. CALL and EMAIL Chairman Flanagan NOW! Phone: 518-455-2071 Email: [email protected] Click on Read More >>>> for sample email to send and more details Calling is best, but you can also send an email (see below for a sample). When calling, simply ask the person answering the phone to "please tell Chairman Flanagan to move A.4821/S.3675 as soon as possible." EMAIL SUBJECT: Please Move A.4821/S.3675 ASAP Dear Chairman Flanagan, I am writing to request that you please move A.4821/S.3675 out of the Rules Committee for a final vote as soon as possible. This is a critical bill to protect New York's pocketknife owners and visitors to New York City carrying a pocketknife like they do every day at home. New York City is needlessly prosecuting upwards of 10,000 innocent people every year for possession of simple pocketknives. This bill would be a big step toward stopping these prosecutions, while still providing for penalties for those intent on doing harm. Please move A.4821/S.3675 as soon as possible. Thank you, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted June 22, 2015 This would be another good time to point out that if you have ANY knife in Philly it's a minimum of 90 days in jail. Back to the thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jm1827 284 Posted June 22, 2015 This would be another good time to point out that if you have ANY knife in Philly it's a minimum of 90 days in jail. Back to the thread. Wow- that is ridiculous! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RootSki 5 Posted June 22, 2015 This would be another good time to point out that if you have ANY knife in Philly it's a minimum of 90 days in jail. Back to the thread. I did not know this. Insane. Wow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparks450r 0 Posted July 3, 2015 done. and that's ridiculous about philly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
