Knife Rights has issued a press release on the latest government abuses of knife rights in New York, specifically New York City. Essentially, the DA’s office in NYC is “shaking down” local businesses, requiring them to fork over significant fees or face prosecution for selling completely legal one-hand0pening and spring-assisted-opening pocket knives. Such knives have already been the subject of significant debate in heading off a play by Customs to redefine them as illegal, as discussed in Knife Rights’ press release on this more recent issue.