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New York Local Knife-Law Preemption (2026)

Conditional: New York has no knife-preemption statute, so localities set their own rules — New York City bans possessing any knife with a blade of four inches or more in public (Admin. Code 10-133).

ConditionalVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Local Knife-Law Preemption in states bordering New York

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ConnecticutConditional
Connecticut has no statewide knife preemption; towns regulate locally under home rule (dangerous weapons include dirk/switch knives and 4-in.+ blades per C.G.S. 53-206).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: ecode360.com · Full Connecticut rule →
MassachusettsConditional
Massachusetts has no knife-law preemption statute; under home rule, municipalities such as Boston and Cambridge enforce their own knife ordinances, so local rules can be stricter.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: malegislature.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
New JerseyConditional
New Jersey has no knife-preemption statute; municipalities regulate knives under police power (N.J.S.A. 40:48-2) — e.g., Plainfield bars carrying daggers, dirks, switchblades and stilettos.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: ecode360.com · Full New Jersey rule →
PennsylvaniaConditional
PA's only weapons preemption (18 Pa.C.S. 6120) bars local regulation of firearms and ammunition only; it never mentions knives, so cities like Philadelphia restrict knives locally.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.state.pa.us · Full Pennsylvania rule →
VermontConditional
No knife preemption: 24 V.S.A. 2295 bars localities from regulating only firearms, ammunition, traps and hunting/fishing/trapping, so towns may still regulate knives.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legislature.vermont.gov · Full Vermont rule →

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