Brave and very articulate high school student addresses school board in Riverside, CA
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Monkeys Fists are illegal in California and carry the penalty of a felony.
They're illegal in just about every state but keychains are not illegal in any state.
Stabbing people with a knife is illegal in every state too which was the original advice.
Carrying a concealed knife vs carrying a monkey fist keychain. If my daughter's life is on the line I'll recommend the keychain. If a cop catches her with it I doubt they will arrest her if she plays it off like she thought it was just an innocuous keychain she got at the swap meet instead of a recognizeable weapon. The police might confiscate it as they would with the knife but it has more of an impact against an attacker than the knife would.
It's a gamble, I know, but I'm going with the tactical whip either way.
It's different for children, I agree. And no, I don't think a knife is a good idea either.
Once it's legal for you to do so, conceal a firearm. Until then, open carry pepper spray. That shit will stop a freight train!
Pepper spray also requires training. The slightest wind is a factor.
In a surprise attack who really pays attention to things like which way the wind is blowing? Imagine a loved one being attacked in a 7-11 parking lot on a warm autumn evening. The attacker walks up rapidly and as soon as your loved one realizes that this person is out to do harm and they react quickly and pull out the pepper spray are they really acknowledging which direction the slight breeze is blowing?
They spray toward the attacker and hit him directly in the face but he's on some sort of substance so it has a minimal effect but your loved one isn't used to being in this sort of situation and the breeze blows the pepper spray in their own face making them an easier target for the attacker. I'm not making this up. This has happened before.
Yeah, like switchblades, brass knuckles, and blackjacks.
They're archaic laws based around fear.
"Uh, well it can be used as a weapon... Sooo"
Well so can a hammer... And I can carry a hammer around legally, so fuck off.
If the kmot is wrapped around a heavy object like a stone or a ball bearing its illegal just about everywhere