ES - Transporting weapons

[Baron]

And here's an extra penny:

The law states if a weapon is on or *about* your person that can be considered as
carrying the weapon. If you have a trunk, the item would need to be there.
Otherwise in the far reaches in the back part of the vehicle.

 Mararede at AOL.com wrote:

>              Some of the weapons we deal with are real. Even
> our rattan weapons can be classified as clubs. Probable cause or not, we must
> be very discreet when we transport them. This means, among other things, that
> you do not take them out to show to people on your way to or from events, and
> you do not threaten rednecks who tick you off, and don't drive under the
> influence, etc. . . . Use good sense and good judgement

I totally agree with using common sense. However, I don't think many police
officers will make a big deal about the rattan wepaons as long as you tell them
about the SCA when they ask about them.

>      We have been very lucky. So far we have had no _major_ incidences.
> (Although I'm sure they seemed major enough to the people who have been
> arrested for violations!) I ask that you try very hard not to add yourself to
> that list; going to jail can ruin your whole weekend!  We really don't want to
> become a test case for more strict enforcement of "deadly weapons" laws, do
> we?

Also, if someone does get arrested for having a weapon. It's a Class C
misdemeanor, and they can expect to spend about $1000 in court and lawyer fees, 25
hours of community service, and 1 year probation (some of which is supervised).
The upside of that is that whoever will get Defferred Ajudication which wont erase
the arrest off  but wont show a conviction on thier record. (jail time not
included). Lastly, the courts usually will keep the weapon. The, to me anyways, is
enough to warrant being very careful when transporting weapons.

Conor na Mara

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