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To: R W Reactionairy
"Things are tough [and very stupid] all over --- possession of a slingshot is a felony in New Jersey."

I'm actually a pretty good shot with an atlatl. Does that meet N.J.'s definition? Sure, I'll look funny with a spear strapped to my back but better safe than sorry :)
60 posted on 01/29/2006 9:23:37 AM PST by ndt
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To: ndt
"I'm actually a pretty good shot with an atlatl. Does that meet N.J.'s definition? Sure, I'll look funny with a spear strapped to my back but better safe than sorry :)"

I think you would be ok ... except that all "weapons" are pretty much prohibited subject to allowable uses.

New Jersey prohibits "slingshots" by name [no differentiation between a David versus Goliath type and a wrist rocket.]

The origins of this goofy law according to legend are a legislator's attempt to prohibit something called a "slungshot" which is something like a "blackjack" which is a padded device holding a heavy weight used to bonk someone on the head. This particular statesman misspelled "slungshot" and ever since a slingshot has been considered a threat to society that can only be possessed by criminals.

How long does it take to become a "a pretty good shot with an atlatl?" :

63 posted on 01/29/2006 10:13:47 AM PST by R W Reactionairy ("Everyone is entitled to their own opinion ... but not to their own facts" Daniel Patrick Monihan)
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