Nunchucks Were Banned in New York City for Decades—Here’s Why They’re Legal Now
Few weapons have navigated a legal roller coaster as wild as this one. It remained acceptable to own for years—until a moral panic in the 1970s convinced lawmakers that it posed too much danger to the public. So, lawmakers banned it outright. For a staggering 44 years, New Yorkers risked criminal charges simply for possessing…