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To: MikalM

If a three foot sword is considered an “offensive weapon”, what would they consider a “defensive weapon”?
A ban on swords isn’t uncommon. If I have a permit, I can carry a concealed .44 magnum handgun in Newport News, Virginia. I can not carry a sword, dirk, Bowie knife, switch blade, throwing stars, Nunchucks ...


24 posted on 07/15/2004 3:07:00 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: R. Scott

Doesn't the 2nd Amendment cover the right to keep and bear ARMS? It doesn't say "guns" or "firearms".


25 posted on 07/15/2004 3:35:14 AM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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