Gravity knives are like easter

new York can no more define Easter Sunday see eg my pml sec 109 as it can define a gravity knife

Nassau otb is closed on Roman Catholic Easter Sunday but not Easter Sunday


A knife is a gravity knife when someone skillfully uses it to draw blood and extinguish life

Easter Sunday and gravity knives New York is the cut 'em state

Speaker Carl E. Heastie

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A09042 Summary:

BILL NO	A09042A
SAME AS	SAME AS UNI. S06483-A
SPONSOR	Quart
COSPNSR	Colton, Gottfried, O'Donnell, Miller, Brindisi, Walter, Palmesano, Mosley, Goodell
MLTSPNSR	Cook
Amd §265.00, Pen L
Relates to the definitions of a switchblade knife and a gravity knife; excludes knives which have a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure and that requires exertion applied to the blade by hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward closure and open the knife.

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A09042 Actions:

BILL NO	A09042A
01/19/2016	referred to codes
03/03/2016	amend and recommit to codes
03/03/2016	print number 9042a
05/17/2016	reported
05/19/2016	advanced to third reading cal.687
06/02/2016	passed assembly
06/02/2016	delivered to senate
06/02/2016	REFERRED TO CODES

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A09042 Committee Votes:

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:05/17/2016AYE/NAY:18/1  Action: Favorable         

Lentol
Aye
Graf
Nay

Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye

Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Excused

Brennan
Excused
Montesano
Aye

Wright
Aye
Ra
Aye

Pretlow
Aye
Tenney
Aye

Cook
Aye

Cymbrowitz
Aye

Titus
Aye

O'Donnell
Excused

Lavine
Aye

Perry
Aye

Zebrowski
Aye

Abinanti
Aye

Weprin
Aye

Mosley
Aye

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A09042 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/02/2016Assembly Vote                            YEA/NAY: 117/12

Abbate
Y
Crespo
Y
Gottfried
Y
Lopez
Y
Palumbo
NO
Simon
Y
Abinanti
Y
Crouch
ER
Graf
NO
Lupardo
Y
Paulin
Y
Simotas
Y
Arroyo
Y
Curran
Y
Gunther
NO
Lupinacci
Y
Peoples-Stokes
Y
Skartados
Y
Aubry
Y
Cusick
Y
Harris
Y
Magee
Y
Perry
Y
Skoufis
NO
Barclay
Y
Cymbrowitz
Y
Hawley
Y
Magnarelli
Y
Pichardo
Y
Solages
Y
Barrett
Y
Davila
Y
Hevesi
Y
Malliotakis
NO
Pretlow
Y
Stec
Y
Barron
Y
DenDekker
Y
Hikind
ER
Markey
Y
Quart
Y
Steck
Y
Benedetto
Y
Dilan
Y
Hooper
Y
Mayer
Y
Ra
NO
Stirpe
Y
Bichotte
ER
Dinowitz
Y
Hunter
Y
McDonald
Y
Raia
NO
Tedisco
Y
Blake
Y
DiPietro
Y
Hyndman
ER
McDonough
NO
Ramos
ER
Tenney
Y
Blankenbush
Y
Duprey
ER
Jaffee
Y
McKevitt
NO
Richardson
Y
Thiele
Y
Brabenec
Y
Englebright
Y
Jean-Pierre
Y
McLaughlin
Y
Rivera
Y
Titone
Y
Braunstein
Y
Fahy
Y
Johns
Y
Miller
Y
Robinson
Y
Titus
ER
Brennan
ER
Farrell
Y
Joyner
Y
Montesano
Y
Rodriguez
Y
Walker
Y
Brindisi
Y
Finch
Y
Katz
ER
Morelle
Y
Rosenthal
Y
Walter
Y
Bronson
Y
Fitzpatrick
Y
Kavanagh
Y
Mosley
Y
Rozic
Y
Weinstein
Y
Buchwald
Y
Friend
ER
Kearns
Y
Moya
Y
Russell
Y
Weprin
Y
Butler
ER
Galef
Y
Kim
ER
Murray
Y
Ryan
ER
Williams
Y
Cahill
Y
Gantt
Y
Kolb
Y
Nojay
ER
Saladino
Y
Woerner
Y
Cancel
Y
Garbarino
ER
Lalor
NO
Nolan
Y
Santabarbara
Y
Wozniak
Y
Castorina
NO
Giglio
Y
Lavine
Y
Oaks
Y
Schimel
ER
Wright
ER
Ceretto
Y
Gjonaj
Y
Lawrence
NO
O'Donnell
Y
Schimminger
Y
Zebrowski
Y
Colton
Y
Glick
Y
Lentol
Y
Ortiz
Y
Seawright
Y
Mr Spkr
Y
Cook
Y
Goldfeder
ER
Lifton
Y
Otis
Y
Sepulveda
ER

Corwin
Y
Goodell
Y
Linares
Y
Palmesano
Y
Simanowitz
Y

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A09042 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)

 
BILL NUMBER: A9042A
 
SPONSOR: Quart

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the
definitions of a switchblade knife and a gravity knife
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To clarify the definitions of a switchblade knife and a gravity knife
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 amends subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 265.00 of the penal law
to clarify the definitions of a switchblade knife and a gravity knife.
 
Section 2 sets the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:

The current definitions of a switchblade knife and a gravity knife are
vague and dependent on an outdated understanding of knives used as weap-
ons and knives that are used as tools. The knives that the Legislature
intended to outlaw are very specific and very dangerous, but the current
definitions are interpreted broadly and applied to many knives which
have valuable uses as tools. Between 2003 and 2013, 60,000 New Yorkers
were arrested for possession of these knives, making this one of the
most-prosecuted crimes in New York City. The vast majority of those
arrested had no criminal intent and believed that the common folding
knives they carried were legal. These arrests and prosecutions do not
contribute to public safety. Clarifying these definitions will prevent
these arrests.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
This is a new bill.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

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A09042 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
            S. 6483--A                                            A. 9042--A
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 19, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
 
        IN ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  QUART,  COLTON,  GOTTFRIED,
          O'DONNELL,  MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  the  definitions  of  a
          switchblade knife and a gravity knife
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 265.00 of the penal law are
     2  amended to read as follows:
     3    4. "Switchblade knife" means any knife which has a blade  which  opens
     4  automatically  by  hand  pressure  applied  to a button, spring or other
     5  device in the handle of the knife.  "Switchblade knife" does not include
     6  a knife that has a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create
     7  a bias toward closure and that requires exertion applied to the blade by
     8  hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward  closure  and  open  the
     9  knife.
    10    5. "Gravity knife" means any knife which has a blade which is released
    11  from  the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the appli-
    12  cation of centrifugal force which, when released, is locked in place  by
    13  means  of a button, spring, lever or other device.  "Gravity knife" does
    14  not include a knife that has  a  spring,  detent,  or  other  mechanism,
    15  including  but not limited to resistance to opening designed to create a
    16  bias toward closure and that requires exertion applied to the  blade  by
    17  hand,  wrist,  or  arm  to overcome the bias toward closure and open the
    18  knife.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11809-03-6

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