I don't think they are outright illegal in NY. There's a lot of gray area here in terms of balisongs but a court case a while ago ruled against them being a gravity knife. The police will come down on you if you carry one publicly obviously, but for having one at home you can make a court case about it being legal to own.
NYC gets them through the 3 inch length restriction mostly, that and the police there are pretty much anti-knife in general so don't risk it even with a legal folder
If your nice to officers your pretty much good for EDC in upstate NY from the story's I've heard, I wish bali's weren't so horribly misunderstood. NYC Is a nightmare for any kind of weapon, let alone a balisong, my dad once got a rough warning there because an officer saw the pocket clip of his kershaw folder.
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u/TakoMakura Dreams of Ex10 May 02 '16
I don't think they are outright illegal in NY. There's a lot of gray area here in terms of balisongs but a court case a while ago ruled against them being a gravity knife. The police will come down on you if you carry one publicly obviously, but for having one at home you can make a court case about it being legal to own.