As defined by New York, basically any modern folding knife. If you can open it one-handed, it’s a “gravity knife”.
I went to NY last year. I could have been prosecuted under this law.
I went to NY last year. I could have been prosecuted under this law.
Courts have interpreted that to mean that any knife that can be opened with a “wrist flick” — a movement something like what a fan dancer might do — qualifies as a gravity knife. A long list of court cases have turned on exactly that question, which seems straightforward enough."
I think spring assisted folding knives do meet this definition, and the article also does mention many folding knives sold in the city also meet this definition