NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The ban on gravity knives in New York has been lifted, and while it's good news for many workers and artisans, it's creating a new problem for some law enforcement officers.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Thursday to decriminalize gravity knives, following years of pressure from criminal justice advocates and a recent federal court ruling that found the existing ...

A federal judge in New York has deemed a state ban on gravity knives to be unconstitutional — but stopped short of striking down the controversial statute entirely. Citing the "high risk of arbitrary ...

ALBANY – New York's decades-long ban on gravity knives has come to an end. Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week approved legislation that removed the folding knives from the "dangerous weapons" category under ...

No matter how you slice it, New York’s much-criticized law on gravity knives is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled Thursday. The decision by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Paul Crotty could have ...

ALBANY -- Gravity knives will remain illegal in New York. After passing both the Assembly and the Senate two years in a row, Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill Monday that would have legalized gravity ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A new push has been launched to reform New York state law against gravity knives. As WCBS 880's Myles Miller reported, the latest push comes in response to President Donald ...

ALBANY — Gravity knives will remain illegal in New York. After passing the Assembly and the Senate two years in a row, Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill Monday that would have legalized gravity knives, ...