Judge: Arrest Unnecessary For Student With Knife

The Associated Press ^ | January 10, 2006 | The Associated Press

[Westlander]

I'm starting a new religion. 'The Order of Ruger'.

[LaineyDee]

ROFL!! I want to join!

[AdamSelene235]

Frankly, I'd feel insufficiently armed with only a 10" knife in Detroit.

[sinwisher]

The judge ruled last month that the knife ordinance is intended to apply to people carrying a weapon for some unlawful purpose.

How the hell are we supposed to know what they're going to do with it?

[DTwistedSisterS]

Wow.... In that case, I guess those Muslims on 9/11 were carrying their boxcutters for peaceful purposes... Riight?

Idiots.

[FreedomPoster]

I'll go for the Fellowship of the Glock, here, but I think we're close enough to worship together. Typically at a range or a gun shop.

[sageb1]

This type of ruling provides exactly the type of legal opening desired by our enemies. I hope it is being appealed.

[Vaquero]

I am member of the order of the 2nd amendment.

A sacred order that requires always to be armed and polite.

[mylife]

US law,although it does vary from State to state, the following link shows that many States are somewhat accepting of this as a religious item IF carried accordingly. http://www.sikhmediawatch.org/pubs/SMART_Kirpan_Memorandum.PDF

"Penal code 12020 prohibits the carrying of a concealed dirk or dagger. Yet, the provides a 'safe haven'; a knife that is carried in a sheath and worn openly suspended from the waist is not in violation of that code section."

It goes on to add that IF the kirpan is worn appropriately and cannot be quickly removed and used as a stabbing weapon or has a rounded blade that cannot inflict major bodily harm, it will be acceptable whereas it is not if it is not worn according to the law 12020 cited above nd can be quickly drawn and used as a stabbing weapon.

[BenLurkin]

Fellowship of the Glock

Me gusto!

[tkathy]

It's time that all these followers of hostile belief systems either go back home or assimilate.

[billorites]

I've had a couple Sikh students in class.

Both first class academically and funny as hell.

[boop]

My roommate in college was a Sikh, but he kept his kirpan on the wall over his bed. He always worried about it falling off the wall one night and stabbing him.

[mylife]

I wouldnt worry about sikhs being hostile

[snarks_when_bored]

"Sweetheart, I'm heading to the mall. Where's my holy hand grenade?"

[Scribbz]

I'm in!

Just got a Mini14

[mylife]

L0L

[sageb1]

Perhaps you don't understand the rules of FR?

[Squantos]

Church is in session.....lock an load !