Posted: 6/12/2009 1:25:38 PM EDT
| Most of us think of handguns when we think of CCW and the Misconduct Involving Weapons law. But since the law uses the term "weapon," (not gun) I wonder what that means as far as other weapons, such as knives, clubs, etc? Can any LEOs or CCW instructors shed some light on this? |
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It covers knife blades over 6" and I even had one weird dude take my class about 5 or 6 years ago wanting to carry a Katana under his jacket. He still had to shoot at least 10 rounds to qualify and as I remember shot very well but didn't want to own a gun.
Look up the definition of weapon in ARS and you will see a list of what AZ considers weapons. They even in several parts of the law distinguish between a deadly weapon as a loaded gun and a weapon as an unloaded gun but there is one part that says a gun is a deadly weapon weather its loaded unloaded or temporarily inoperable. WTF?? Our laws lend their help to all the confusion we often argue about on here. 
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| One thing to remember is that the state preemption law (ARS 13-3108) ONLY covers firearms and associated things like ammo...it does NOT cover knives. Thus, there are some locales that have prohibitions on the carrying of knives in city parks over a certain length, usually 3 or 4". Glendale, for example, is 3.5" unless the knife is being used in the preparation of food (like for a picnic). So while at the state level concealing a 6" Ka-Bar would be legal, there's nothing preventing the city of Glendale from prosecuting for violation of the city ordinance. |