Florida Removes Antique Slungshot Prohibition

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- A slungshot is a device that consists of a weight on the end of a line. It was designed to aid in throwing a line from one place to another, such as in throwing a line from a boat to the dock. A weight on the end of a line can also be used as a weapon. A knot to secure a shot to the end of a line is a monkey’s fist. Here is how one is made:
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Florida has eliminated their antiquated slungshot law. The law was another of those “trendy” laws enacted without much thought, based on emotion and myth. The item banned, essentially a weight on the end of a cord, is so common and easily made as to be unenforceable. It is interesting that this reform occurs almost simultaneously with the Supreme Court confirming that “arms” under the Second Amendment are “all instruments that constitute bearable arms”. From 14-10078 Caetano v. Massachusetts(pdf) :

The Court has held that “the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, …Read the Rest

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