<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Uncle Bob:
Just explain that it is not a gun, but a "surgical device." No need to to explain that it does instant autopsies and reqauires no special training.
BTW, here in Texas carrying any blade 6"+ or a double edged 4"+ , or clubs, tomahawks, swords, spears, etc is illegal (except to and from "sporting events"). From the grumbling on Netsword and SwordForum, that is pretty universal in the US and Europe. Not even a carry permit will help.
A longarm (assault rifle, rifle, shotgun) is legal to carry openly in Texas, but if you start waving it around in a city, you're toast. On the other hand, driving through Massachusettes on the interstate highway with an unloaded shotgun in a locked case can get you jail time.
Now in Traveller I had a .350 (9mm) big game hunting rifle, custom made, a real work of art. It fired full-bore slugs from a five round clip, but extra clips with APDS or HEAP were easy to hide...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Alaska is technically an "Open Holster State" for both guns and blades. (I've asked the local police. I've seen people arrested for concealed knives over 4" blade. I've checked swords at the door of bars. I've even been told by one barkeep/bouncer combo "Keep it on, and defend the dancers if need be."{even wilder, I needed to one night... free lap dances all night long...) Alaska law says that any federally legal weapon may be owned and carried, provided it conforms to local law, and is kept peace-tied and worn openly with three side visibility, or is kept in a locked case. Restrictions on where are in previous post.
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-aramis
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Smith & Wesson: The Original Point and Click interface!
Just explain that it is not a gun, but a "surgical device." No need to to explain that it does instant autopsies and reqauires no special training.
BTW, here in Texas carrying any blade 6"+ or a double edged 4"+ , or clubs, tomahawks, swords, spears, etc is illegal (except to and from "sporting events"). From the grumbling on Netsword and SwordForum, that is pretty universal in the US and Europe. Not even a carry permit will help.
A longarm (assault rifle, rifle, shotgun) is legal to carry openly in Texas, but if you start waving it around in a city, you're toast. On the other hand, driving through Massachusettes on the interstate highway with an unloaded shotgun in a locked case can get you jail time.
Now in Traveller I had a .350 (9mm) big game hunting rifle, custom made, a real work of art. It fired full-bore slugs from a five round clip, but extra clips with APDS or HEAP were easy to hide...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Alaska is technically an "Open Holster State" for both guns and blades. (I've asked the local police. I've seen people arrested for concealed knives over 4" blade. I've checked swords at the door of bars. I've even been told by one barkeep/bouncer combo "Keep it on, and defend the dancers if need be."{even wilder, I needed to one night... free lap dances all night long...) Alaska law says that any federally legal weapon may be owned and carried, provided it conforms to local law, and is kept peace-tied and worn openly with three side visibility, or is kept in a locked case. Restrictions on where are in previous post.
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-aramis
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Smith & Wesson: The Original Point and Click interface!