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Reply #15 - Mar 28th, 2010 at 11:21pm
 
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Reply #16 - Mar 29th, 2010 at 12:21am
 
Alrighty New Yorkers! Slings ARE NOT defined as a weapon. Period. But any instrument held withintent to use unlawfully against someone is a dangerous object. Have a look for yourselves:

http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS

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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19th, 2013 at 6:59pm:
Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #17 - Mar 29th, 2010 at 8:09am
 
WTG, Masiakasaurus;
    Good find.  What ever the legalities, a bit of common sense goes a long way.  I've slung in a park where the local police were training their dogs.  There were dozens of policemen watching me, but because I don't sling when there's anyone within 300 yards of me in any direction they just enjoyed the show and said nothing.  Use your sling, at least when using potentially deadly projectiles, as if you were firing a gun.  As soon as one of us hurts or kills a bystander, besides the human tragedy, slinging as we know it will be done for all of us.
    Enforcing laws against slings would be difficult because, like many of us, I can make an effective sling from a bootlace or something similar, in a matter of seconds.  Check out Malik Lund's Appu-sling in the Guides and Articles section.
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Reply #18 - Mar 29th, 2010 at 10:14am
 
What about atlatls?
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Reply #19 - Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:20am
 
Et Cetera wrote on Mar 29th, 2010 at 10:14am:
What about atlatls?


This should help:
http://spear-hunting.com/legal.html
This is the spear hunting regulations for each state in America.
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Reply #20 - Mar 31st, 2010 at 6:34pm
 
Woonilsra wrote on Mar 28th, 2010 at 2:59am:
i once asked an officer about slings or something like that. i forget what i asked, but im pretty sure the answer applied to slings.
he basically told me that anything propelling and object at lethal forces could be considers illegal.
that or i asked about concealed weapons, with the sling in mind.

to wrap it up, dont kill someone, and im sure you'll be fine.


I also asked a cop about this one time he said it is only illegal if they can prove u are good enuff to kill some one with it and not just a lucky shoot but every time othere then that they can ask or make u stop were u are doing it but can not charge u with any thing as for carring it u in the U.S. have the right to carry a weapon (othere than a gun) with u at all times as long as it can be seen by all so as long as u can see the sling or sling bag u should be good (But this dose not mean u will be) Wink
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Reply #21 - Mar 31st, 2010 at 9:54pm
 
US open carry laws are more stringent than you make out, slingingrat. In Texas all knives one your person must be less than 6" unless you own a license.
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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19th, 2013 at 6:59pm:
Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #22 - Apr 1st, 2010 at 1:21pm
 
Masiakasaurus wrote on Mar 31st, 2010 at 9:54pm:
US open carry laws are more stringent than you make out, slingingrat. In Texas all knives one your person must be less than 6" unless you own a license.


the blade or the whole thing?
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Reply #23 - Apr 1st, 2010 at 2:24pm
 
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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19th, 2013 at 6:59pm:
Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #24 - Apr 1st, 2010 at 5:09pm
 
Masiakasaurus wrote on Mar 31st, 2010 at 9:54pm:
US open carry laws are more stringent than you make out, slingingrat. In Texas all knives one your person must be less than 6" unless you own a license.


An 18 year old can carry a pistol on ones waist or even an assault rifle on your back as long as its not full auto.
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Reply #25 - Apr 2nd, 2010 at 8:14am
 
Not in some places. Lil Wayne was arrested in New York for having a handgun in plain view in his tour bus. He was convicted of Conspiracy to Possession because he wasn't able to prove he had a license for the weapon (which he didn't).
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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19th, 2013 at 6:59pm:
Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #26 - Apr 3rd, 2010 at 1:07am
 
Thats actually the norm in most of the united states, which makes it atypical for North America, like in Europe most guns are entirely illegal. I'm not sure about Australia or South America, but the rest of the continents are either high variation enough or lacking sufficient detail in the laws for me to make any real statement.
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Reply #27 - Apr 4th, 2010 at 10:09pm
 
My point is that all generalizations are evil. Even this one. When you look at things as black and white you're liable to miss a lot of important details. And missing details while accidentally hitting people may just get the sling banned somewhere. Do you understand where I'm coming from?
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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19th, 2013 at 6:59pm:
Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #28 - Apr 5th, 2010 at 12:02am
 
Masiakasaurus wrote on Apr 4th, 2010 at 10:09pm:
My point is that all generalizations are evil. Even this one. When you look at things as black and white you're liable to miss a lot of important details. And missing details while accidentally hitting people may just get the sling banned somewhere. Do you understand where I'm coming from?

I suspect in most places if you actually hit someone or their property then theres going to be issues. If you cause injury/damage expect many additional issues. If you scare someone (and some people go out of their way to be scared) expect issues.
     Think hard about where you throw and what you throw with. Also remember in some places and with some people the perception that you are using a weapon will totally alter how they view events. I've just spent an afternoon with some friends and their family thumping a cricket ball around a park(hey its just a sport...)... and then got lectured by them how dangerous slinging tennis balls must be... It took a bit of logic and explanation to get some reasonable and rational people on my side - dont just expect everyone you run into to be as reasonable. I think Masiakasaurus is sadly on the right track. Sooner or later a slinger is going to mess up and youll see a ban somewhere. Lets try to delay it as long as possible Smiley.
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Reply #29 - Apr 5th, 2010 at 2:32pm
 
Amen, John.
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