[MR] Knife and Sword transport laws

[Eli Damon]

I am curious if any of you have ever heard of anyone challenging any of
these laws on second amendment grounds. Eli

On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 15:27 -0400, Roy B. Scherer wrote:
> At 12:02 PM 6/9/2009 -0400, Mungo Napier wrote:
> >So far my own research has turned up a mish-mash of laws. Swords are 
> >generally not mentioned (except sword canes, but that isn't of 
> >interest to us), but several sates specifically prohibit possession 
> >of dirks and daggers, or at least carrying them (which could include 
> >feast knives). Than there's the issue of concealment when you get 
> >into a car (this I remember from my MP days).
> 
>          State laws regulating weaons, and regulating "concealed" 
> weapons, are precisely that:
>                  a mish-mash.
>          There is no underlying logic to them.  What seems entirely 
> reasonable to you, and is perfectly legal in your state, may be not 
> only illegal but a FELONY in a different state.
>          Let me restate that sentence.  You may be blissfully going 
> to Pennsic, and be pulled over by a state/county/municiple police 
> officer for any sort of a trivial offense . . . and then find 
> yourself charged with a FELONY, facing over a year in the pen, and 
> forever prohibited from voting, or owning a firearm or other 
> weapon.  If that happens, you'll be extremely lucky to pay less than 
> a thousand dollars for legal expenses -- and may well be found guilty anyway.
>          This is a SERIOUS issue.  As the saying goes. "serious as a 
> heart attack".
>          If you think that any random state trooper or county mounty 
> will apply common sense to the laws, and defer action because it's 
> obvious that you mean no harm, then you are living in a fools' paradise.
>          We really should research the laws in the states surrounding 
> Pennsic, and publish the results on the list and on the various 
> websites.  Note that any such publication will need to be updated 
> several times a year, ab different states change their laws.
>          I'm willing to do that for the Commonwealth of Virginia, but 
> not for the other states (unless, of course, someone wishes to offer 
> me large heaps of gold)..  We would also need, in addition to 
> numerous researchers, someone to coordinate the whole project.
> -- YIS,
> -- Britton Morgan
> 
> end
> 
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