Knife Laws and a youg friend

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Concerned Friend

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I have a friend who is no older than 12. He currently has in his posetion 2 Katanas 1 Wakashashi, and a Tano. all Japanese knives/swords. He has these completely open, and uses them indoors regularly, as in practices with them in his living room. He on one occasion atempted to stab a friend for beating him in a game. He laso thereatened somone who called him several obcene, and sugestive terms. and he told the person to, and I qote: "Wait untill i bring bak my Katanas then we'll see how tough you are," I really want to know what the laws are reguarding:

A) The Behavior.
B) The laws regarding Possetion of knives.
C) The laws regarding the locking of knives, in other words does he need to keep them in a case.
D) The laws regarding knife permits.
E) Age requirements for possetion of knives.

He also tends to use the blades as swods, fuctionally (I.E. his own practice) without any training, i haven't seen him since i found out about the baldes, but he has no reruard for the deadlyness or danger of the weapons, I just wnat to try to find out more about the laws around weapons like this and try to help him.

Plese take into account:
THe knive he have have the folowing leingths:
Katanas(2) 36"-40"
Wakasahi(1) 18"
Tanto(1) - 6"-8"

He also obtained these knives through his parent, what are the laws reguarding this?
 
Geez, run that through a spellchecker next time. :)
I'm going to assume this is in the U.S.

a) It sounds like he committed assault, which ought to be enough to get him kicked out of school and put in juvie for a while if you want to pursue that route. If you go to the same school, telling the principal, school shrink, and/or the school lawyer may have a similar effect without all the hassles of juvie court.
b) probably none, at least not on private property and when given by his parent(s)
c) probably none
d) probably none... if there were any in the U.S., they'd be for public concealed carry, issued to adults only, neither of which applies here.
e) a few municipal codes regulate sale of swords and knives of certain kinds to 12-year-olds, but very few if any regulate simple possession by 12-year-olds. I don't know of any blade ownership permit systems in the U.S.

What are you trying to do? You seem concerned about the threat and assault, but your planned response is to educate him about weapons laws? This is really not a forum for legal advice, even in juvenile situations, regarding people who are irresponsible with weapons. Talk to your parents. Talk to people at your school if this kid goes there as well. Don't go over to his house if he's irresponsible with his katanas, knives, etc.
 
Thanks for your help, I was just wondering because he has on numoorus occasions taken them outskide and been, quite agressive with them, and I am concerned for his safety, as he is probably going th hurt himself, or get hiimself hut soon, as he has no traiing but calles himself a 'Master" of two styles of swodsmanship, and hat makes me worry. Thanks for your help.
 
Maybe get your parents to make a phone call to his, I highly doubt that this kids parents know what he's doing with the swords and I'm sure they don't want him using them to threaten people with. That should take care of things faster, unless his parents are the kind that shouldn't be parents :rolleyes:
 
His parents sre divorced and his dad is upset, but cand do anythign about it untill my friend actually does some harm, and he wants to get rid of the swords too, i know this because i was there when he picked my friend up and he questioned my friend's mom and she tols him that my friend could do whatever he wanted, as long as he didn't hurt anyone. His mom is also n denial. My friend has become somewhat of a problem and once when i had things i had to do he tried to force his way into my hose to hang out even though i told him no, so i had to force him back out. He really has no clue about concequences, and I don't want him to figure it out too late, he may have become a ignorant, dumb jerk, but he was my friend and i feel obligated to try and help.
 
I am not totally sure that I believe Concerned Friend. Does any 12 year have the physical strength to use two katanas? Unless his friend is really jacked that detail is strange.

Looking at his post history, it is apparent that he is trolling in several places - essentailly in all of his posts. I can't tell if he really is a kid or not.
 
He uses the katanas in turn, one at a time, although he likes to think he can use both...

I am a 15, almost 16 year old going to a tech-school, nad everyone calls me the class genus, because i know alot, which gives many people who only hear me talking, or read my posts on many forums they get the idea I am olter, i also tend to hang out with younger kids for some reason, i just make more adult, and kid friends than friends my age, go figure.

BTW i am a total nerd, which is why i have developed so much knowlege on many subjects... I have no friends so i study and reasearch lots, and enoy these types of forums because they are places of intilectual discussion.
 
Concerned Friend said:
He uses the katanas in turn, one at a time, although he likes to think he can use both...

I am a 15, almost 16 year old going to a tech-school, nad everyone calls me the class genus, because i know alot, which gives many people who only hear me talking, or read my posts on many forums they get the idea I am olter, i also tend to hang out with younger kids for some reason, i just make more adult, and kid friends than friends my age, go figure.

BTW i am a total nerd, which is why i have developed so much knowlege on many subjects... I have no friends so i study and reasearch lots, and enoy these types of forums because they are places of intilectual discussion.
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He's gotta go and check out Whine & Cheese ;)
 
Well, the swords are probably cheap SS peices of crap, so nature will just take it's course. We've all seen that home shopping network video where the sword breaks and the guy stabs himself right?

Troll
 
three i would agree with, he couldn't cut paper with em, the fourth is a 500 dollar very sharp sword,that could do serious damage with one little slip up, this is the one i am most worried about.
 
Just a suggestion -- you might want to include spelling and grammar in your list of things to "study and research". Read some literature. Good books are like vegetables: you may not like them, but they're good for you.
 
tyme said:
Just a suggestion -- you might want to include spelling and grammar in your list of things to "study and research". Read some literature. Good books are like vegetables: you may not like them, but they're good for you.
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I didn't want to be the "*ssh*le" that said it, but I knew it was coming ;)

Edit: Wow, I forgot about the censoring thing :footinmou
 
* you added an extra s it shoud have been **sh*le
** I get called that lots b peers because i always answer thier inane trivia, really annoying.

*** I htought this thread ided after my question was answered and a day went by?

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Concerned Friend said:
* you added an extra s it shoud have been **sh*le
** I get called that lots b peers because i always answer thier inane trivia, really annoying.

*** I htought this thread ided after my question was answered and a day went by?

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:rolleyes:
I'm not gonna start a flame war.
 
Concerned Friend, the answer is simple. Call 911. The police will figure out how to handle it - that's what they do.
 
I would possibly try to call a member of a clergy.
You might be better off than calling the police.
Or possibly a school counselor or even the principle of your school.
Out of all the choices above, to me a school counselor seems best.
 
I don't know what the answer is, but I agree with Walking Man that it would be a good idea to involve someone of stature and responsibility in your community, who has a relationship with this boy and / or his family. This boy needs help fast, before something serious happens to himself or to someone else. Either way it could ruin his life.

Thanks for being a concerned friend (I with I had a few more of those :) ). Please hand this off to someone responsible who is in a position to get involved.

Good luck to you and your friend.

Regards,
cds1
 
If the father knows about this and has done nothing, a knock on the door from the boys in blue might be a good wake-up call for him. But my point is, you don't need to solve this problem yourself - there are resources who can help. If you are sincere in your concern, then call someone about it. Bad things can happen when warning signs like these are ignored.
 
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