Why Calontir doesn't Allow Rapier Fighting was Re: ANST - White Scarves as <
James Crouchet
jtc at io.com
Sun Jun 21 18:00:12 PDT 1998
On 21 Jun 98,, Raymond Catz wrote:
> However, the mock broadsword currently in use in the SCA is a club, and is
> illegal in all 50 states. Fencing equipment is something that I should
> never have to worry about in terms of breaking the law. But the mock
> broadsword is, as a matter of law a prohibited weapon, although if you can
> explain to a judge that it is really intended as sporting equipment,
> chances are that you will be acquitted. Unless, of course, your judge
> chooses not to believe you. The mopes who are running the kingdom of
> Calontir have it exactly backwards.
To pick a nit, I would say, rather, that the mock broadsword is sporting
equipment and therefore is LEGAL. However, just like a baseball bat, if they
think you intend to use it as a weapon, you could have legal trouble. Since it is
weirder than a bat, you may have a harder time proving your innocence
(hassled until proven innocent, ya know). N'est-ce pas?
Dore
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