Oct. 8, 2014: New York City’s The Village Voice newspaper has published a front-page article, “Blade Stunner,” slamming the City’s persecution of knife owners. Journalist Jon Campbell’s in-depth research provides a historical perspective and personalizes the unfortunate and serious impact the City’s irrational and unconstitutional enforcement has had on citizens arrested and prosecuted for simply carrying a common folding knife.
One of the most shocking revelations in this article confirms Knife Rights’ longstanding position that tens of thousands of citizens have been victimized by the City’s outrageous enforcement practices. In the first estimate by an independent organization it reports that, “Village Voice analysis of data from several sources suggests there have been as many as 60,000 gravity-knife prosecutions over the past decade, and that the rate has more than doubled in that time. If those estimates are correct, it’s enough to place gravity-knife offenses among the top 10 most prosecuted crimes in New York City.”
Click here to read the complete “Blade Stunner” article.
Author Jon Campbell also has a short somewhat humorous, if pointed, companion piece, which makes good reading as well, “On Switchblades, ‘Cheap Dime Store Hoods’ and That Wet End, Lachance“
Knife Rights’ Federal civil rights lawsuit continues against New York City and District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. Click here to read the latest news on this lawsuit.
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