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Fact Check: Yes, Some American Students Can Carry Knives to School if They Are Sikhs
rangerrebew:
Fact Check: Yes, Some American Students Can Carry Knives to School if They Are Sikhs
By C. Douglas Golden
June 9, 2026 at 5:23pm
In places where you aren’t allowed to carry knives, when can you carry knives? When you’re a Sikh, apparently.
For those of you who haven’t been paying attention to developments across the pond, the ritual Sikh knife, the kirpan, played a role in the murder of Henry Nowak at the hands of the religious minority.
The case has come under scrutiny for a number of reasons, particularly since police initially discounted Nowak’s injury and believed the story of his killer, Vickrum Digwa, who falsely claimed to have been the target of a racist attack by the decedent.
https://thepostmillennial.com/massachusetts-public-school-district-allows-sikh-students-to-carry-ceremonial-knives-no-one-else-is-allowed-to-carry-weapons
roamer_1:
I carried a big folding jackknife every day of my life, including right now. An Uncle Henry (I am very partial to Uncle Henry) Pappa Bear, these days, like most days. Right now I carry that jackknife, a multitool, and a little rancher-style 3 blade sliver-gitter penknife all the time.
Just cuz a feller has a knife don't make him bad... It's the murder that makes him bad.
Sighlass:
I think the point is they get special privileges others are not afforded.
--- Quote from: roamer_1 on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026 08:50 am ---I carried a big folding jackknife every day of my life, including right now. An Uncle Henry (I am very partial to Uncle Henry) Pappa Bear, these days, like most days. Right now I carry that jackknife, a multitool, and a little rancher-style 3 blade sliver-gitter penknife all the time.
Just cuz a feller has a knife don't make him bad... It's the murder that makes him bad.
--- End quote ---
I also feel naked without a knife, but the older I get them more another tool has come in play.
Yep, a flashlight.
libertybele:
I carry a pocket knife that I got from the NRA in my purse. It comes in handy to open things, that's about it. Not something that I would consider as a self-defense item.
roamer_1:
--- Quote from: Sighlass on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026 09:05 am ---I think the point is they get special privileges others are not afforded.
I also feel naked without a knife, but the older I get them more another tool has come in play.
Yep, a flashlight.
--- End quote ---
Yep. Got one of them too - But I have to confess, I use my phone for that anymore... Flashlight with magnifier means I can see that small print on stuff. And the phone does all that. happy77 :beer:
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