Colapsible Baton

[spanky1953]

I recently asked the Virginia State Police for the restrictions, if any, on carrying a colapsible baton, concealed or not concealed, in Virginia. What I got back was a link to the Virginia Code concerning firearms for personal defense - ALL OF IT. I am not a lawyer, and it would take a very good one to read the entire section of legal crap that they sent me, and be able to tell me if I would be arrested for carrying a baton according to the Code. Can anyone on this site tell me 1) Can you legally carry an colapsible baton (not a spring stick) in Virginia. 2) If the answer to 1 is yes, can it be carried concealled?

[allingeneral]

18.2-308 is the applicable law - and it says nothing about a baton. It does mention weapons "of like kind", but I don't believe a baton fits any of the descriptions.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504 ... d+18.2-308

I would say (IANAL) that a baton is legal to carry concealed or otherwise.

[Diomed]

Sounds like a spring stick to me. No go.

[LFS]

I thought a spring stick and a collapsible baton were two very different things.

Anyway, I don't think a collapsible baton is covered by my reading of the code.

[BluemontGlock]

A spring stix extends under it own power (spring)...and a collapsible baton extends by cintrifical force of "flipping" it open by flicking your wrist...


So i do believe that these are two different items ( * IANAL * ) and i do belive that you can CC a collapsible baton...

I would check with your local PD, as at least you will get some idea of thier education level on the subject...
Good luck!