Second Amendment protects dirk knives and police batons

The Volokh Conspiracy ^ | December 16, 2014 | Eugene Volokh

[right-wing agnostic]

So holds the Connecticut Supreme Court, in the just-released State v. DeCiccio. Here’s an excerpt of the reasoning as to police batons, which also applies in large measure to dirks, and which, I would argue, should apply to stun guns and Tasers (paragraph break added). (Disclosure: I represent the Association of Women Against Rape and Endangerment, as amicus curiae, in Commonwealth v. Caetano, now pending before the Massachusetts high court; that cases involves the question whether stun guns and Tasers are “arms” for Second Amendment purposes; we argue that they are.)

[Durus]

It’s sad that I’m surprised when a court makes a constitutionally logical ruling.

[nonsporting]

A hardwood cane is also a viable intermediate force weapon. With its longer length (34+ inches) and sturdy construction, it is quite effective when targetting hands or legs.

In CA a baton is a felony for a citizen to carry, but a cane is legal. Is that logical?

[2harddrive]

Dirks are knives, not clubs. Similar to daggers.