Knuckles, baton and club laws in New York

We track 1 New York rule on knuckles, batons, clubs, nunchaku and throwing stars; 1 is a ban.

New York

BannedDo not ship metal or plastic knuckles, blackjacks, bludgeons, billy clubs/batons, sandbags, sandclubs, slungshots, nunchaku (chuka sticks) or throwing stars to New York; possessing them is a class A misdemeanor and making, shipping as merchandise or disposing of them is also a crime.

N.Y. Penal Law § 265.01(1) (impact weapons, knuckles, chuka sticks, throwing stars) · draft

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§ 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree when:
(1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
stun gun, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife,
cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal
knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type slingshot or
slungshot, shuriken, or throwing star;
...
Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree is a class A
misdemeanor.