When is a firearm not a weapon?

[zakur]

Man found with weapon in ELO library

EAST LIVERPOOL — A man wanted for failure to appear warrants out of the county is now facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit after being found with a loaded gun in the Carnegie Public Library.

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Criss was located in the library computer lab and taken into custody, at which time McVay asked if he had any weapons. Criss said he did, and McVay initially found just a pocket knife.

A pat down search, however, produced a percussion cap double barrel black powder pistol, fully loaded, tucked into the front waistband of Criss’ pants, according to McVay.

“He said he didn’t think it was a weapon,” McVay reported, adding that Criss did not have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, which is now allowed by law in Ohio.

Even if he did have an Ohio concealed carry permit, it is illegal to carry such a weapon in a public library (much to RichardG's chagrin, I suspect).

 

[Mr Manifesto]

It is not wise to carry a gun in your pants

























(yeah, yeah, I know, but I'm not going to let a little fact like that get in the way of a good joke)

 

[crimresearch]

Florida statutes exempted black powder weapons from the definition of a firearm for purposes of the criminal code (unless the item was actuallly used to shoot someone)...carving out an exception for re-enactors and such, I suspect.