Don't let the above posters rants fool you. The kind of scenarios he's describing can happen in any state or jurisdiction. NYC has some of the strictest laws, but the rest of the state is for the most part quite reasonable in their application of the laws concerning knives. As i see it, the companies that are not shipping to NYS are covering their backsides, which is their prerogative. It may work out that when enough NY'ers feel outraged at not being able to purchase a simple hunting knife because of vances actions, they may work themselves up enough to do something about it.