Deaf Smith: When is NJ and NY gonna outlaw rocks? I mean they are deadly in the hands of youth (look at the West Bank and what the Palistinians do!!) And not only rocks (which are easly available and require no background check or waiting period) but STICKS! Yes, and those with limbs are known as assault STICKS! And switches!
I don't know about NJ but in CA sticks kept for the purpose or designed or intended to be used as weapons are considered a "billy" which is a felony to own or posses anywhere in the state, even in your home. In fact any blunt stick type item is considered a "Billy" and is possession of an illegal felony weapon. So a stick for use as a weapon, or a stick with a handle or something that shows facilitaion for use as a handle such as tape that shows it is for use as a handle is obvious and implied intent for use as a weapon and would be considered a "billy". Telling someone or a LEO a stick was for self defense would also qualify as satisfying the requirement for use as a "Billy", as would just about any blunt object you intend to use as a weapon:
12020. (a) Any person in this state who does any of the following is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison:
(1) Manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses any cane gun or wallet gun, any undetectable firearm, any firearm which is not immediately recognizable as a firearm, any camouflaging firearm container, any ammunition which contains or consists of any flechette dart, any bullet containing or carrying an explosive agent, any ballistic knife, any multiburst trigger activator, any nunchaku, any short-barreled shotgun, any short-barreled rifle, any metal knuckles, any belt buckle knife, any leaded cane, any zip gun, any shuriken, any unconventional pistol, any lipstick case knife, any cane sword, any shobi-zue, any air gauge knife, any writing pen knife, any metal military practice handgrenade or metal replica handgrenade, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot,
billy, sandclub, sap, or sandbag.
(2) Commencing January 1, 2000, manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, or lends, any large-capacity magazine.
(3) Carries concealed upon his or her person any explosive substance, other than fixed ammunition.
(4) Carries concealed upon his or her person any dirk or dagger.
Violation of any of which is a FELONY
Notice there is many catch all phrases. Shuriken is any item like throwing knives or throwing stars. Billy is any blunt weapon used whether club, nightstick, etc Sap, slungshot,sandbag refer to any item filled with something heavy like a purse, bag, sock, etc for use as a weapon. Leaded cane means any cane made artificialy heavy by filling it with anything to increase it's weight whether lead or something else. Shobi-zue and cane sword mean any hidden blade item whatsoever. Any zip gun means any homemade item designed to fire ammunition.
Basicly most things are covered in the fine print. This list includes things in your home, not just things carried but things within the state.
All LEO are exempt.
When I was 12 or 13, my cousin and I figured out how to make an effective sling using a kitchen garbage bag and some electrical tape. We had a good day of flinging 1" landscape pebbles 100 yards out into the lake. Now time to write my congresscritter to try to get a ban on garbage bags and electrical tape.
