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New York Assembly Committee on Codes

Contact these legislators and politely ask for 2015 NY AB 4821 to require “unlawful intent” for prosecution of possession of a “gravity knife.”

Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, Chair (District 50)
Email: LentolJ@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-4477

Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti (District 92)
Email: abinantit@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5753

Assemblyman James Brennan (District 44)
Email: BrennanJ@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5377

Assemblywoman Vivian E. Cook (District 32)
Email: CookV@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-4203

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (District 45)
Email: CymbroS@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5214

Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio (District 48)
Email: GiglioJ@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5241

Assemblyman Al Graf (Holbrook 5)
Email: GrafA@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5937

Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine (District 13)
Email: LavineC@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5456

Assemblyman Tom McKevitt (District 17)
Email: MckeviT@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5341

Assemblyman Michael Montesano (District 15)
Email: MontesanoM@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5341

Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley (District 57)
Email: MosleyW@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5325

Assemblyman Daniel J. O’Donnell (District 58)
Email: OdonnellD@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5603

Assemblyman N. Nick Perry (District 17)
Email: PerryN@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-4166

Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (District 89)
Email: PretloJ@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5291

Assemblyman Edward P. Ra (District 19)
Email: rae@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-4627

Assemblyman Robin Schimminger (District 140)
Email: SchimmR@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-4767

Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney (District 101)
Email: tenneyc@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5334

Assemblywoman Michele R. Titus (District 31)
Email: TitusM@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5668

Assemblywoman Helene E. Weinstein (District 41)
Email: WeinstH@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5462

Assemblyman David I. Weprin (District 24)
Email: WeprinD@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5806

Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright (District 70)
Email: WrightK@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-4793

Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski (District XX)
Email: ZebrowskiK@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5735

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