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« As expected.... | Main | Prof. Nick Johnson on the 14th Amendment & the right to arms »

Self-defense lanyard

Posted by David Hardy · 29 July 2014 03:46 PM

One of these just came over the transom. It's an interesting invention for those who live in or visit cities that essentially forbid you to carry anything like a weapon (Boston, as I recall, forbids even pepper spray, unless you have a carry permit). It's a lanyard for your key ring that, if you have a heavy enough ring, coincidentally turns it into a weapon. Just coincidence, understand. Just like the auto theft device known as "The Club" just coincidentally makes a good club. A .45 would beat either, but in some high-crime jurisdictions that's not an option, a legal option anyway.

7 Comments | Leave a comment

matt | July 29, 2014 9:19 PM | Reply

Very close to a slung shot, which is specifically addressed in many state's unlawful concealed carry statutes. Best if it were not sold specifically as a weapon. (As an aside, I once believed slung shot was a malapropism for slingshot. Eventually, I learned that it was the other way around.)

Dan | July 30, 2014 5:04 AM | Reply

How about no one go where they are not wanted in the first place? If some teenage girl decides it would be cool to hitchhike across Iran in a bikini, no one feels sorry for her when she disappears, or worse.
The sooner real Americans start treating cesspools like Boston as "no travel" zones, the sooner we begin to turn this mess around.
Oh, wait....you have to go there for business!? Money does trump principle; I forgot.

Wayne | July 30, 2014 6:14 AM | Reply

Or you could make one yourself using paracord:
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=810934468939747&id=100000696036461&set=a.152484624784738.31156.100000696036461&source=56&ref=bookmark

Jeff replied to comment from matt | July 30, 2014 11:06 AM | Reply

Yup. I wouldn't carry that in Boston. Slung-shots are illegal to carry in MA. Buying something advertised as a weapon defeats the purpose of an otherwise inconspicuous/explainable improvised weapon.

Michael | July 30, 2014 11:23 AM | Reply

When I was in Europe I carried a sturdy, collapsible monopod for my camera. In a pinch it would make a good club & isn't out of place for a tourist to carry.

KCSteve | July 30, 2014 12:59 PM | Reply

I normally don't carry any weapons.

I do have a number of tools with me though, and the knowledge that a weapon is just a tool + attitude.

Tools are everywhere and when needed I've got plenty of attitude.

Patrick Henry, the 2nd | July 30, 2014 6:11 PM | Reply

How the hell can that be illegal? Its a strap with a lanyard.

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