BREAKING: CT Supreme Court Holds Dirk Knives, Police Batons Protected By 2nd Amendment

By Bob Owens

The Connecticut Supreme Court has recognized that the Second Amendment extends beyond firearms in State v. DeCiccio, after a Connecticut man moving to Massachusetts was arrested and convicted for transporting a dirk (a kind of long-bladed thrusting dagger used during the tall ship era, as well as ceremonially in certain cultures) and a police baton to his new home.

The court found that both kinds of non-firearms weapons are protected under the Second Amendment.

The court also found that the laws completely banning the transport of these weapons to be unconstitutional.

UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh notes:

The court’s holding that …read more

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