RE: UK: Internet User Admits 'Web-Rage'

[Blanchard_Michael () emc com]

 yup, pretty silly that any 10 year old that makes a sling shot by taking a Y shaped branch and adding an elastic band 
to it is a criminal under Massachusetts law.....


Michael P. Blanchard 
Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE
Office of Information Security & Risk Management 
EMC ² Corporation 
4400 Computer Dr. 
Westboro, MA 01580 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:19 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: RE: [funsec] UK: Internet User Admits 'Web-Rage'

There are also laws on the books in the States against the manufacturing and
selling of specific types of knives.  This Web site provides information of
these laws: 

http://pw1.netcom.com/~brlevine/sta-law.htm

Here's the Massachusetts law:

http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/ma.txt

Chapter 269: Section 12. Manufacturing and selling knives, 
slung shots, swords, bludgeons and similar weapons; punishment.

Section 12. Whoever manufactures or causes to be manufactured, 
or sells or exposes for sale, an instrument or weapon of the 
kind usually known as a dirk knife, a switch knife or any knife 
having an automatic spring release device by which the blade is 
released from the handle, having a blade of over one and one-half 
inches or a device or case which enables a knife with a locking 
blade to be drawn at a locked position, 

...

Richard



-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Loe [mailto:knobdy () gmail com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:04 PM
To: Richard M. Smith
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] UK: Internet User Admits 'Web-Rage'

That's carry laws - usually wrapped into a "concealed weapons law" in the
US.

On 10/17/06, Richard M. Smith <rms () bsf-llc com> wrote:
> Although a bit hard to follow, this Web site lists knife carry laws in the
> U.S. by state:
>
> http://www.thehighroad.org/library/blades/knifelaws.html
>
> Richard

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