NRA Joins NAACP, New York Times, NYCLU, and others to Support Knife Law Reform

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)-
On October 12, the New York State’s ACLU affiliate, the NYCLU, joined the NRA, the NAACP, the New York Times editorial board, the Legal Aid society, the office of Court Administration, and the Village Voice in support of Knife law reform.

This unusual set of allies was brought together by the heavy handed abuse of the current knife law by New York City prosecutors, especially District Attorney Cyrus Vance.

As many as 80% of the arrests for possession of common pocket knives were of Hispanics and blacks. Common pocket knives have been characterized as “gravity knives” by a bizarre interpretation of the law. That interpretation is almost exclusively in New York City.

A lawsuit against District Attorney Vance by Knife Rights is in progress, but may take years to bring relief. We are not talking a small number of abuses. The Village Voice estimates 60,000 arrests over a 10 year period. That was two years ago.

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