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Last night a friend and I were inspecting the dimmer/flasher accessory tailcap for the SL-35X streamlight - he asked if that flashlight was "legal" - concerned over the overall length of the light approaching that of a club, nightstick, or bat.
I did a quick search on google tonight for the terms "legal" and "illegal" combined with "flashlight length" and found essentially zip.
Does anyone here know of a limit as to how long a flashlight can be before it is considered a weapon and not a light any more or if any such law exists (by state or locality)?
There are some strange laws on the books regarding striking weapons - i.e. if you have a baseball bat in your car, it is a weapon, if you have the same bat, plus a ball and glove, it is sporting goods and can not be considered a weapon.
While the SL-35X is large, it's not the longest by any means, easily outclassed in length by a 6D mag which you certainly could put on some batting gloves and grab with two hands if you so chose.
It would be best to know the laws regarding long, heavy objects vs. flashlights in your state before an over zealous LEO decides yours is bigger than his and that's probable cause for a vehicle search. (my SL-35X sits in the car charger most of the time and is easily seen)
Anyone have any legal experience or run-ins to talk about?
I did a quick search on google tonight for the terms "legal" and "illegal" combined with "flashlight length" and found essentially zip.
Does anyone here know of a limit as to how long a flashlight can be before it is considered a weapon and not a light any more or if any such law exists (by state or locality)?
There are some strange laws on the books regarding striking weapons - i.e. if you have a baseball bat in your car, it is a weapon, if you have the same bat, plus a ball and glove, it is sporting goods and can not be considered a weapon.
While the SL-35X is large, it's not the longest by any means, easily outclassed in length by a 6D mag which you certainly could put on some batting gloves and grab with two hands if you so chose.
It would be best to know the laws regarding long, heavy objects vs. flashlights in your state before an over zealous LEO decides yours is bigger than his and that's probable cause for a vehicle search. (my SL-35X sits in the car charger most of the time and is easily seen)
Anyone have any legal experience or run-ins to talk about?