{"id":11538,"date":"2015-05-25T15:40:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T19:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11538"},"modified":"2015-05-25T15:40:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T19:40:51","slug":"expanding-2a-to-include-chukka-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11538","title":{"rendered":"Expanding 2A to include chukka sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting case from Nassau Co.<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“A Brooklyn judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state\u2019s ban on possession of chukka sticks in one\u2019s home.\u00a0 Federal Judge Pamela Chen<\/a> ruled Friday that Long Island lawyer James Maloney can put his case before a jury whether a chukka stick is a lawful weapon for martial artists to use in self-defense … Maloney contends that the law violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms<\/strong>, arguing that the chukka sticks are possessed by \u201claw-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,\u201d according to court papers …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And why not?\u00a0 Advocates are pushing for repeal of knife laws based upon 2nd Amendment grounds<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n