Re: turn in your knives!

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

As my favorite local lawyer (google Kevin Jameson - though the "e" may
be an "i") likes to say: It doesn't have to make sense, its the law.

On 5/26/06, Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com> wrote:
> Blanchard_Michael () emc com wrote:
> >    A pocket knife, stilleto, switchblade (flip
> > knife I think it's called in UK), I can see...
>
> That, I never understood.  I live in California.  If you get any
> knife/sword/weapons catalogs in the States, you'll notice all the
> interesting stuff says "cannot ship to CA or MA" on the bottom.
> Anything that is assisted opening, concealed, or apparently designed to
> be easily concealed.
>
> The law is designed to address concealability.  But I can conceal my
> fixed-blade knives just fine, too.  And I can promise that the "opening"
> time (and blade strength) of my fixed-blade knives is significantly
> better than a switchblade or butterfly knife.  Plus, if I concealed the
> fixed-blade knife, I'd STILL get a concealed weapons charge if I got
> caught.  So the special concealed weapons charge is pretty pointless.
>
> My favorite example:  One of the catalogs I get has fantasy-themed
> swords.  As in, you can buy replicas of the Lord of the Rings weapons,
> D'rizzt's swords, Klingon swords, and so on.  In the past there has been
> one sword... 3 or 4 foot long blade, sharpened I believe.  That
> particular sword cannot be shipped to CA.  Because if you press a button
> in the hilt, two little 2 or 3 inch spikes pop out near the hilt, under
> spring control.
>
> Umm.. rant over. :)
>
>                                                 BB
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