Mersa wrote on Jun 5
th, 2019 at 6:45am:
Ha ha . Yeah it's a no2 opinel , and jakanati is pretty much right . I use the knife mainly for work and preparing fruit for lunch . That's a good reason to my knowledge. It's also a very small and reasonable knife to carry . In all honesty my keys are probally more of a treat as a weapon than the knife would be
Weird law but. I knew a person who said to a police officer that they had a pocket knife incase of an attack when asked, the knife was confiscated and the person fined.
Yeah “self defense” is apparently not a good reason for a disarmed populace. That’s the policeman’s job, so you’ll just have to politely ask the criminals to wait patiently while you call emergency services...
Texas is a little more favorable to citizens protecting themselves, but I ran into a similar stupid law here in Texas that says you can only carry a “club” if you’re a licensed security guard or police officer. If you have problems with stray dogs while walking in your neighborhood, it’s safer (from a legal perspective) to carry a samurai sword than a stick.
Ok... rant over. Back to slings!
Possibly the only good thing about being old is that no one questions my "walking stick." It's a four foot shovel handle. I'm not sure what kind of wood it's made from but it's very dense and heavy. I put some West Coast Whipping around the top so it looks at least a little like a walking stick. I call it My Peacemaker. It has stopped many stray dogs from committing acts of violence against my beasts just by virtue of its presence. Over the years there have been three times when I've actually had to use it to save my dogs from a mauling. Usually just the threat of a bashing is enough though.