State Supreme Court: Paring knives not protected by 2nd Amendment
SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled last week that a Seattle law prohibiting people from carrying fixed-blade knives such as kitchen utensils for self-defense does not conflict with the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
In a majority opinion written by Justice Charles Wiggins the court said Thursday that small paring knives are not covered by the amendment guaranteeing the right to bear arms.
He called such knives a utility tool, not a weapon.
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The case stems from a traffic stop in which Wayne Anthony Evans was arrested ... He was convicted of unlawful use of weapons.
Wait ... I thought you just said it was a
utility tool, not a
weapon. So how did you convict him of unlawful use of a
weapon? If it was a weapon (a requirement to support this conviction), then why isn't it covered under the 2nd amendment, since, as you said, that covers weapons, not utility tools?
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