*Sling shots* *Compound Bows* *Switch blades*

[Aerows]

all of those are regulated.

Pepper spray and tasers, too.

There are 800 different ways to kill you that are regulated the hell out of, but because it's a gun, you don't?

I swear this country has lost its damn mind.

[jmg257]

1. Interesting - what are the compound bow regulations? I wasn't aware of these. nt

[Aerows]

2. Since I am licensed to use one in my state of MS

it is interesting that you ask.

Hunting and fishing licenses exist.

[jmg257]

3. Huh NY they are perfectly legal to buy and shoot. Any other states where you need a license?

AH - to actually hunt - I see that edit now.

You typically need licenses to hunt with guns too.

[Aerows]

38. Yes, to hunt. n/t

[jtx]

5. Huh?

You do not have to have a license to own or use a bow.

To take animals while hunting, the state gives you permission through a license to kill designated game animals.

[jmg257]

9. Girls want boyfriends with great sklils...

[Aerows]

10. Which state do you live in? n/t

[Aerows]

15. Slings and wrist sling shots are outlawed in many areas.

Go ahead and ask me why I know this.

Yes, primitive weapons are outlawed in certain states, but hell rock the place with a gun!

[jtx]

21. Never heard of that?

Where are slingshots illegal?

Sounds dumb to me.

Of course NYC bans Big Gulps, although in fairness, diabetes kills over 75,000 people a year.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm


Heart disease: 614,348
• Cancer: 591,699
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101
• Accidents (unintentional injuries): 136,053
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 133,103
• Alzheimer's disease: 93,541
• Diabetes: 76,488
• Influenza and pneumonia: 55,227
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 48,146
• Intentional self-harm (suicide): 42,773

[Aerows]

25. Example. n/t

[jtx]

29. ?

[Aerows]

37. You pointed out things that were outlawed.

I was sort of agreeing with you.

[NutmegYankee]

8. Hunting license?

Because every weapon form has regulations in hunting.

[Aerows]

11. And fishing. n/t

[Just reading posts]

12. You need a license to own a bow and arrow?

[Aerows]

13. You can't own a slingshot in some states.

Outlawed.

[Just reading posts]

16. There are a few states that have idiotic laws regarding slingshots, granted.

My takeaway is that those laws should be repealed.

Agreed?

[Aerows]

35. Yes. n/t

[jmg257]

18. Especially the wrist rockets - those are banned in NY

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree when:

or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type slingshot or slungshot, shirken or “Kung Fu star”; ?

[Aerows]

20. Arguably one of the easiest weapons to pick up

and drive off vermin.

Not that anybody has ever used one for something useful.

[jmg257]

22. You gotta wonder what the kids were doing with them to get so many people pissed. nt

[Aerows]

39. Probably breaking windows

when they missed. Really easy to use though.

[Fuddnik]

50. We had some back in the early '70s

Worked very nicely on scabs, when we were on strike.

[Just reading posts]

24. Good grief, what awful weeapons laws NY has.

[Travis_0004]

34. New York city also tried to ban 17oz soda

People ban stupid things all the time. Whats your point?

[Aerows]

40. I guess considering that, I have none. n/t

[oneshooter]

61. "some states"

Which states are those? Since you proclaimed it many times, you must have some proof of it.
Let us see it.

[Aerows]

60. Was this ever a serious question to begin with?

No, I thought not.

[jmg257]

64. Sure it was...figure you knew something I didnt and was curious to learn...

But turned out you were talking hunting regulations re:bows, so I was wrong and there was nothing really new to discover; Nothing to worry re: buying and shooting bows.

No biggie, it was a nice try, and still a fun thread.

[Fumesucker]

4. Lawn Darts

[Aerows]

6. There you go.

I'm going to pick up a lawn dart and mass execute every non-Muslim gay person I see.

Except I am a decent human being, don't wish actively to kill people, and rendering this argument to semantics is idiocy of the worst kind.

[jtx]

14. The analogy just does not work.

It is illegal in every state to kill a person regardless of the kind of weapon used, whether gun, bow, knife, car, or anything else, with a few exceptions such a self-defense in instances of imminent serious bodily injury or death.

[Aerows]

27. You miss the key point

Taken to jail for POSSESSING one. You don't even need to be using one.

[Lurker Deluxe]

51. I think not

Can you link an example of someone being arrested for possession of anyone one of the things?

I certainly have all of them, somewhere. In a box in the attic, old trunk in the barn ... somewhere, I promise.

Ohh and I was born and raised in NY and my uncle now owns my grandmothers house and I promise you there is plenty of that old stuff there, somewhere, as well.

These items are now illegal to sell, but possession, surely not.

[Just reading posts]

7. I had to fill out a form 4473 and get a background check the last dozen times I bought a gun.

Don't have to do that with sling shots, bows, pepper spray, or tasers. I can buy them over the counter without the slightest bit of paperwork.

Not sure about switchblades.

[Aerows]

19. Get arrested for possessing pepper spray

owning a decked out sling shot, or using a recurve bow.

I - by the way - possess a recurve bow. Gorgeous bow.

I won't admit to the wrist rocket.

[Just reading posts]

23. Not where I live.

[Duckhunter935]

28. Not in my state

What federal laws are you referring to?

[Aerows]

43. Not Federal law

just State law lunacy.

[Duckhunter935]

53. States are free to regulate firearms

They already do. California and it's laws did well in preventing San Bernardino.

[Aerows]

54. That was precisely my point. n/t

[Duckhunter935]

55. No it was not according to your OP

Not once was state regulations mentioned. You said firearms are not regulated like the other things you mentioned. Classic bait and switch. Those items are much less regulated than firearms and you know it.

[Aerows]

56. Where are you going with this criticism?

Because plainly, set out by law, which is why I brought it up, those items are regulated on a state basis.

I'm not sure why you are knee-jerk reacting to my post, or thinking that I completely disagree with you.

Did I fail to dot my i's and cross my t's?

[Duckhunter935]

57. Of course you intentionally left out the whole state

Part. I hope those goalposts aren't too heavy.

[Aerows]

58. Huh? Well ... okay ... you caught me, I guess? n/t

[jmg257]

30. Grew up with an old Bear my Pop had. Got Olympic recurve gear last year (from Lancaster in PA),

and a nice Mathews target bow I got very cheap off EBay.

Fun stuff.

[sarisataka]

31. Pepper spray is legal in every state

a few states limit the size of the container or concentration but even if you violated that I am not aware of any state you would get more than a citation.

[Aerows]

44. Well I would hope so

but you can't get pepper spray shipped into certain states.

[sarisataka]

45. Massachusetts and NY

I believe are the only states that prohibit pepper spray from being shipped to a person.

[Aerows]

46. Thank you for the clarification.

I couldn't remember which states restricted shipping of product to them.

[sarisataka]

47. They also require licensing

and many states have age restrictions. It pays to check your laws before purchasing pepper spray for self defense.

Interestingly I discovered several states require you to have a concealed weapon permit to carry a slingshot concealed. 32 states allow some form of hunting with slingshots.

I think your OP is overly broad however is does highlight some incongruities where less-lethal weapons are over-regulated compared to more lethal weapons. It would be generally expected to see an increasing set of restrictions as the weapons become more lethal or at least more able to be used offensively but that is not always the case.

[Aerows]

49. Thank you for the well thought out reply.

I agree that incongruities are a burden of our laws.

[Aerows]

33. Sling shots are illegal to use

in many states.

[Just reading posts]

36. Many states have really dumb laws. Let's repeal them.

[sarisataka]

41. You could fill a website with dumb laws

http://www.dumblaws.com/

[Aerows]

59. Probably so. n/t

[Duckhunter935]

26. Bet I can buy them on the internet

And have the delivered to my door across state lines without a background check.

[Aerows]

32. Or if you have old-fashioned ingenuity

you can make one to keep detrimental wildlife off your property.

[Aerows]

42. Wicked good with a sling

is ... pretty much Goliath never had a chance.

[63splitwindow]

48. Alternate 2nd Amendment interpretation...

[BainsBane]

52. Too may refuse to hold politicians to the fire on gun control

as we saw in the presidential campaign. We have had NRA talking points about immunity for gun corporations passed off as "progressive." The Democrats that do care about it are lambasted as "establishment," whereas someone who votes against the Brady Bill, for arms on Amtrack, in national parks, in cockpits, and endless other pro-gun legislation is held up as superior to all other politicians. As long as people refuse to prioritize gun control, this is the situation we get.

[NaturalHigh]

62. Guns aren't regulated? Seriously?

Who knew?

[Eleanors38]

63. If you hunt with ANY weapon, you are regulated in all 50. Guns are regulated, too.

Now, some states work feverishly to keep their citizens from having anything which could be construed as a weapon for self-defense. Not where I live.