Chris, <br><br>It might be a good time for a reminder that for concealed carry purposes and other issues where the defintion of "weapon" becomes important--ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS A WEAPON if that is your intended use for it.<br><br>Most states define a weapon something like "a firearm, or a device or instrumentality designed as a weapon or intended to be used as a weapon." So when the officer is pointing at your cross pen asking you "what do you use that thing for," if you say "to ward off some old ladies in the park feeding MY pigeons," you may have talked yourself into a CCW. Seriously, if an alert officer finds a nail file in your boot, he may ask if you have that "only for self-defense." If you answer yes (instead of "only in case my nails get dirty") you have identified it as a weapon with whatever legal entanglements that entails in your state. In mine, you have admitted commiting a class A misdemeanor (9 months and $10,000). So remember a lot of cops don't have much of a sense of humor (and sometimes with good reason, we lose a lot of great officers while making "routine" traffic stops).<br><br> No need to be paranoid, but be careful--we don't want to see you doing 5 to 15 on a cross pen wrap.<br><br>Robb