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Question: Is it illegal to own or possess a malee weapon, such as a sword or kendo stick?
Answer: Laws vary from state to state concerning these weapons. For example, in Michigan, there appears to be no law against owning these weapons, but there are various laws preventing a person from carrying them as weapons. MCL 764.1.f states that a juvenile cannot carry or possess a club or any object likely to cause death when used as a weapon (MCL 764.1.f). Both a sword and kendo stick could logically be considered to be objects that could cause death. If a minor in Michigan were found to be carrying a sword or kendo stick, he or she would probably be presumed to be carrying it as a weapon until proven otherwise.
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On 05/14/02
Allison Weidl from IL said:
I think if you are a female who lives in a town that is somehwat dangerous and you are walking home alone at night by yourself and you can't have a gun to own you should own something to protect yourself. Or anyone should have for that matter.
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On 04/18/02
Nick from AZ said:
I don't think t should because your right they don't hurt.
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On 11/04/01
A Kendoka from Othe said:
But kendo sticks (shinai for the other Kendoka out there) are melee weapons specifically designed not to hurt people. The stick is made of four sticks of bamboo that collapse into the center so that the shinai absorbs most of the impact; at the very worst, a blow from a shinai stings like a strike from a leather belt and leaves a light bruise. Despite the misconceptions put out by pro-wrestling, the shinai is NOT a dangerous weapon (unless you were to, say, jam one down someone's throat), and you are literally in more danger if someone attacks you with a pair of scissors than with a kendo stic
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