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Jesus Christ this state is gay.
As kids we made dumbchucks with two sticks and some rope. I never knew we were risking becoming dangerous felons as 8 yr olds. Two shoes tied together with laces is a dangerous weapon? GHEI.
You guys never heard of the infamous Ninja invasions of the 70's? Shuriken and nunchaku threatening the lives of all MA residents!
In MA, yes. In NY, no.What about wristrockets
So what you're saying is I probably should've boughten my kids blow guns instead of slingshots.
Blow guns are just as illegal as slingshots. Which isn't very.
Sling shots are illegal to sell in MA, they are not illegal to possess, if my reading of the law is correct.
Here is the law, no manufacture or sale, but possession isn't banned: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section12
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Scouts can use them.
OK. I'm confused. This law also seems to imply that it is legal to possess switchblades. Its just illegal to sell or manufacture them. Kind of immaterial since switchblades are legal in NH and could be purchased there and then brought into Mass if its legal.
Thoughts?
Don
Sling shots are illegal to sell in MA, they are not illegal to possess, if my reading of the law is correct.
Here is the law, no manufacture or sale, but possession isn't banned: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section12
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Scouts can use them.
You can't carry auto-knives, but possession is legal.
I once tried that with a wrist-rocket type slingshot made for tennis balls.I'm also thinking we'll bring the band and some lacrosse balls to CT this weekend to play on the beach with the dog. If it can throw the ball 300 ft, it will do a great job tiring him out.
Don
There was a case in Holyoke a few years ago that established (at least at the MA district court level) that a spodzooka was not a firearm or an infernal machine.I guess potato guns are verboten too.
Archery can be practiced in one's own backyard.. but a slingshot .. Oh No! .. Archery tackle takes big game all the time... Fred Bear once took a Grizzly with a longbow.. I've never heard of anyone
attempting that with a slingshot! Not even Jorge Sprave..