Quoted: Hmm, since I came across this one...
For expandable baton (like ASP), is it illegal to pocess at all, or only limited to carry on person? That's the part I never get to understand. If a civilian can purchase one at gunshow, I suppose it's legal to pocess at their residency, but not on person out in the public. Someone know the answer?
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Illegal period, unless you are a licensed security guard with baton certification.
Various other implements are not illegal until modified (putting a wrist strap or leather thong (not that kind of leather thong git yerminds out of the gutter) on a large hickory axe or pick handle used to do it.) or used as a weapon.
Just because it is sold at retail doesn't mean it is legal. It's kind of up to the buyer to know and not the seller. For example, you periodiaclly see spring assisted knifes for sale, they are illegal here, yet Wal-Mart carries them in many states (and usually don't let them get here but it has happened.) I've also seen knifes at the Military exchanges that are illegal in this state. One of my sons' (yes all my sons have idiot friends.) idiot friends just spent 10 days as a guest of the county for telling an LEO he had a knife in the car when asked at a traffic stop. (My son's know enough to not allow fishing searches and when to keep their yaps shut.) this supposedly legal knife (it wasn't) was for work and all the guys where he works use them for box cutters and strapping cutters, unfortunately they have spring assisted opening and he didn't leave his at work.
ASPS and batons are legal to sell to LEOs, guards, etc. Surplus demilled grenades are sometimes seen as curios, if they aren't adequately demilled they might break the law. Nunchuks, throwing stars, etc are illegal but can be taken to and from martial arts lessons, which implies that having them at home ONLY FOR TRAINING purposes is legal.
You really need to read the entire law and then find out what some of the case law is because in the last few years (15??) a variety of things have been added that in the past were fine.