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.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A little-known law against "gravity knives," a broadly defined weapon that law enforcement has ...

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 ...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that ends the legal ban on so-called gravity knives, a term used to describe folding knives with locking blades that can be opened with a flick of the ...

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 ...