Not too long ago a reader sent in this photo of weapons being sold from behind the counter of Williamsburg's Eden Pizza, located just off Bedford on North 7th. The reader told us: "I was rather pissed off too see this display of knives and brass knuckles for sale in my neighborhood at a local pizza joint." The establishment gets a 3.5 on Yelp, with mentions of a sweet staff, so it's likely they're not going to slice you up when you order up your slice—but still, this can't be legal. (A call to the NYPD about this yielded some confusion and we're still waiting to hear back about the legality behind selling brass knuckles.) Either way, it's sort of unsettling given the gang activity in the area. On the other hand: $1.25 slices!
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I don't think the shop should get in too much trouble for this. It's kind of like gas stations selling knives.
Brass knuckles are much safer to filter into the general populace than knives. Most people don't know how to hit with them and mess up their hands anyway.
lolz @ "stop snitching" comments
I believe brass knuckles are prohibited weapons in Canada. Not sure in the States.
Having them hanging behind the counter in a pizza place seems pretty dumb, though not really a big deal.
okay, well, I'm just not sure how trafficking prohibited weapons is "not really a big deal" :P
I carry a knife EVERY DAY that is bigger and sharper than anything in that place, boogie.
Edit: It's also spring-loaded almost like a switchblade.
What if i need to punch down trees, or crack open coconuts to feed my family?
Tough neighborhood. I don't think a $1.25 pizza slice is worth smashing your faces in, so pay up nukkas.
I carry a knife EVERY DAY that is bigger and sharper than anything in that place, boogie.
Edit: It's also spring-loaded almost like a switchblade.
Nowhere am I making the claim that brass knuckles are more dangerous than knives. But they are illegal, and their sole purpose is violence, as opposed to the many legitimate uses for knives.
I carry a knife EVERY DAY that is bigger and sharper than anything in that place, boogie.
Edit: It's also spring-loaded almost like a switchblade.
Nowhere am I making the claim that brass knuckles are more dangerous than knives. But they are illegal, and their sole purpose is violence, as opposed to the many legitimate uses for knives.
what if you're a 15 year old black girl getting brutalized by police officers?