ANST - swords and transport

[sabella]

dunno if this helps but my eldest was transporting sword and other weapons ... he got stopped in a tiny rural town in florida where my mom lives.  This is place where the
pacemeakrs are turned off at 8pm and anyone under 65 is stopped for breathing.
Anyway the Kop goes thru his car and trunk.  The weapons including MY antuiq civla ward cavalry sword were in a tote bag that had a padlock on it...the lock is what saved his behind according to the kops.  they claim that makes the weapones [that were in the
backseat, btw]
inaccessable .  will that help...
sabella

eric mauer wrote:

> Ches writes:
> >>>Ok guys and gals, what happens if I get pulled over?!?! It is sealed in a box that cannot be opened without a lot of trouble and has no edge. <<<
> As a general rule (from "consulting" with various Police officers in various states) I've found that if you explain that it's a costume piece, and it's not accessable (i.e. in the back of your explorer),unless you are abusive to the police they won't even take a
> second glance (my steel is always sharpened, so legally, yes I'm transporting a
> weapon). Unless you can physically get at it quickly, it's awfully hard for them to try
> to say it's a concealed weapon....
>
> In your case, however, it's much easier. It's in a sealed box, which makes it cased/secured as required by law for transport AND since it has no edge, it's
> effectively no more a "weapon" then your average tent pole. I'd throw it in the back of
> your truck, toss your duffle bag on top of it, and wouldn't bother mentioning it in a
> routine stop, unless the officer ASKS if you have any weapons, at which point you
> can say "I've got an unsharpened sword sealed in a box, does that count?"
>
> Alaric Styrr
> called TuhTahl of the Moritu
> sometime transporter of sharp nasty objects
>
> Police officer "What's THIS for"
>
> Me: "It's designed to kill people."
>
> P.O.: "and what do you do with it?"
>
> Me: "Radiator hose repair...and it comes in handy for cutting watermelons!"
>
> P.O.: " <sigh> Put it back in your car..."
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