Author Topic: Are My Screwdrivers Still Legal? (Read 1163 times)

mountaineer · « **on:** September 02, 2018, 08:41:37 pm »

A small-town newspaper editor discusses the insanity of laws against everything.

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Are My Screwdrivers Still Legal?
J. Michael Myer
Wheeling (WV) News-Register
Sept. 2, 2018

"Put that away! I donâ€™t want anyone to see you carry one of those!â€

It was an order, from someone I know well, so I complied. We were at a function recently, during which someone needed a knife to cut a small cake.

None being visible, I took out my pocket knife. At first, I thought the objection was about cleanliness. I keep the blade clean and was going to wash it before slicing.

But that wasnâ€™t it.

Iâ€™m not certain whether the knife branded me as prone to violence or merely uncouth.

â€œYou do realize,â€ I retorted, â€œthat each and every member of the Continental Congress had one of these in his pocket?â€ That did no good. I put the knife away.

How times change. I â€” and quite a few other people â€” carry a knife for the same reason I leave a pair of pliers and a couple of screwdrivers in the car. Sometimes, they come in handy. When you need one, there arenâ€™t any good substitutes.

Nowadays, however, even a small pocket or pen knife (the blade on mine is less than 3 inches long) seems to be socially unacceptable. ...

Most small pocket knives are tools, not weapons. Are they better than nothing if one has to defend oneself? Of course. But they are not meant as offensive weapons.

So why are so many people disturbed by them?

Why are men who enjoy violent video games in which they sometimes imagine slaughtering innocent people seen as responsible members of society â€” while I, with my pocket knife, am suspect? ...

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Wingnut · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2018, 08:45:15 pm »

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2018, 08:47:55 pm »

Maybe this dude should stop going to gay wedding. It's the only place I can think of this being an issue.

mountaineer · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2018, 08:50:55 pm »

Quote from: Frank Cannon on September 02, 2018, 08:47:55 pm

Maybe this dude should stop going to gay wedding. It's the only place I can think of this being an issue.

I know Mike, and am pretty sure the kerfluffle didn't happen at a gay wedding. It could happen anywhere.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2018, 09:00:31 pm »

There's been either a Schrade Papa Bear, or an Old Timer Cave Bear folding lock blade in my pocket since I was a pup... Not to mention a wicked sharp pen knife and a multitool, all of which are everyday carry for me...

And if I am heading out, and have my woods gear strapped on... My Bowie would put these people into a fetal position.

Elderberry · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2018, 09:09:44 pm »

I have always carried a knife since kindergarten.

Now these 2 are always in my pocket.

Wingnut · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2018, 09:10:19 pm »

corbe · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2018, 09:16:28 pm »

When Knifes are outlawed only crabs will have knifes.

RoosGirl · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2018, 09:16:43 pm »

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2018, 09:21:16 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on September 02, 2018, 08:50:55 pm

I know Mike, and am pretty sure the kerfluffle didn't happen at a gay wedding. It could happen anywhere.

Nowhere where I go. I usually have a Gerber Legend strapped to my belt when I am working and no one has ever said shit in a bank, magistrates office, McDonalds or church.

RoosGirl · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2018, 09:28:08 pm »

Quote from: Frank Cannon on September 02, 2018, 09:21:16 pm

Nowhere where I go. I usually have a Gerber Legend strapped to my belt when I am working and no one has ever said shit in a bank, magistrates office, McDonalds or church.

Fake news. Like church would let you in.