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- From: del@fnx.uucp (Dag Erik Lindberg)
- Newsgroups: seattle.general
- Subject: Re: Displaying a weapon (was Bicycles are Vehicles)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.155211.5586@fnx.uucp>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 15:52:11 GMT
- References: <1992Dec15.014425.11930@eskimo.com> <4126@phred.UUCP>
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- Don't know where attributes for the ">>" quotes are, but I didn't
- remove them myself...
-
- In <4126@phred.UUCP> harryb@phred.UUCP (harry barnett) writes:
- >>It is called
- >>"brandishing".
-
- >NOT!
-
- >There are both Washington State statutes and local (King County,
- >Seattle, other political subdivisions) ordinances governing "Displaying
- >a Weapon" modelled upon (usually word for word) the State statute. The
- >word "brandishing" or any word even remotely close to it is not part of
- >those statutes. If you believe this to be incorrect, please cite the
- >Washington State statute, or King County or City (your specific city
- >where you work as a Communication Specialist will do, or any other in
- >Washington) ordinance on "Brandishing".
-
- Nor does "murder" appear in any laws (it is technically called homicide
- or something similar), yet we all use "murder" to refer to that particular
- crime. Same with "brandish", defined by Webster as 'to shake or wave
- (as a weapon) menacingly'. I believe the term pretty well describes
- the following RCW:
-
- RCW 9.41.270 - Weapons Apparently Capable of Producing Bodily Harm,
- Carrying, Exhibiting, Display or Drawing Unlawful:
-
- (1) It shall be unlawful for anyone to carry, exhibit, display, or draw
- any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument,
- club or any other weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, in a
- manner, under circumstances, and at a time and place that either manifests
- an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety
- of other persons.
-
- >>I also agree with your statements. Carrying a deadly weapon is a
- >>tremendous responsibility,
-
- >In spirit, I agree. However, "tremendous" is subjective, so we may not
- >completely agree.
-
- I think handling *any* deadly chemicals, machinery, or implements is
- a "tremendous" responsibility, be it a knife, gun, or an automobile.
- The fact that people tend to get casual about these deadly tools when
- they deal with them on a daily basis does not lessen the "tremendous"
- nature of the responsibility. Unfortunately, sometimes "casual"
- becomes "careless" and somebody dies. Sounds pretty "tremendous" to
- me. And hardly subjective, since your commitment to the responsibility
- has a direct bearing on my "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness".
-
- --
- del AKA Erik Lindberg uunet!pilchuck!fnx!del
- Who is John Galt?
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