Ethan83
Ultimate Member
Okay, I know this topic is something of a dead horse, but I'm curious about a unique aspect of it. As far as I understand, it's totally legal for me to carry a non-firearm weapon openly, as long as I don't intend to do anything illegal with it. I'm convinced I would win in court, but some things just aren't worth fighting in court.
Long story short, I work in Baltimore City, and the block where I work is pretty well known for being where the local junkies hang out and catch their rides. A month or two ago, the health clinic next door apparently started giving out methadone, or so I heard, and I certainly believe it based on the increase of sketchballs hanging around. If I were to start open-carrying either an ASP baton or a KaBar knife, what would be the likelihood of the cops harassing me for it? I've been working in the same spot for years now, and I recognize most of the local cops, and they may even recognize me, but I doubt that would go very far. I'm not necessarily the most clean-cut guy in the world, but I also look nothing like the low-life's I'm trying to keep away.
So, a reasonable precaution, or just asking for trouble from the BCPD? I tend to think it's just asking to be harassed, except that I'm vaguely familiar with that big court case where the cop/police department lost BIGTIME over arresting somebody for a non-existent knife law. Supposedly cops have become much more familiar with these kinds of non-firearm weapons laws since then, and aren't so gung-ho about harassing innocent citizens?
Long story short, I work in Baltimore City, and the block where I work is pretty well known for being where the local junkies hang out and catch their rides. A month or two ago, the health clinic next door apparently started giving out methadone, or so I heard, and I certainly believe it based on the increase of sketchballs hanging around. If I were to start open-carrying either an ASP baton or a KaBar knife, what would be the likelihood of the cops harassing me for it? I've been working in the same spot for years now, and I recognize most of the local cops, and they may even recognize me, but I doubt that would go very far. I'm not necessarily the most clean-cut guy in the world, but I also look nothing like the low-life's I'm trying to keep away.
So, a reasonable precaution, or just asking for trouble from the BCPD? I tend to think it's just asking to be harassed, except that I'm vaguely familiar with that big court case where the cop/police department lost BIGTIME over arresting somebody for a non-existent knife law. Supposedly cops have become much more familiar with these kinds of non-firearm weapons laws since then, and aren't so gung-ho about harassing innocent citizens?