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DD977GM2
10-01-2009, 19:40
Are there any specific laws to owning the brass knuckles that are paperweights for your desk etc? [M2]
theGinsue
10-01-2009, 22:06
I'd look to see if I can find the reference, but I recall reading something about a month ago that specifically said brass knuckles are illegal in CO - even if you use them as a paperweight only.
cysoto
10-01-2009, 23:04
Are there any specific laws to owning the brass knuckles that are paperweights for your desk etc? [M2]

Colorado law is very clear on this matter. The use you give this device is irrelevant. The possession of metallic knuckles or any other "illegal weapon" - as identified by C.R.S. 18-12-102 (2) - earns the offender a Class 1 Misdemeanor unless the person meets the requirements of affirmative defense as presented in C.R.S. 18-12-102 (5).
jackmode9316
10-02-2009, 07:54
I have one of these. Except mine is a belt buckle. :)
Irving
10-02-2009, 10:49
Is it a registrable item?
Batteriesnare
10-02-2009, 11:00
Is it a registrable item?

Perhaps after a 4 month waiting period, $200 tax stamp, registration in an FBI database, and a training course.
jackmode9316
10-02-2009, 11:09
I purchase mine in South Dakota at the Sturgis rally, before I started buying guns.
cysoto
10-02-2009, 11:37
Is it a registrable item?
Items in the "Dangerous Weapons" list can be registered; items in the "Illegal Weapons" list cannot.
rondog
10-02-2009, 16:35
Is something like that covered under a Colorado Concealed Weapon Permit? My CWP only says I'm authorized to carry a concealed weapon. It doesn't define "weapon", or go into any specifics. To me, a ballpeen hammer in my pocket would be a concealed weapon, and so would brass knucks. And I have a permit saying I can carry a concealed weapon.

Just a gray area I've wondered about.....I don't carry weapons that don't go bang.
Irving
10-02-2009, 16:47
Hmmmm, the only brass knuckles I have, all have vertical foregrips on them.
Ridge
10-02-2009, 16:50
I've seen them for sale at Crossroads of the West before....not sayin they're legal, just that I seen em.
Irving
10-02-2009, 16:55
While we're on the topic, I've always wanted to point out how a fully loaded, compact pistol magazine, seems like it would make the perfect fist pack.
cysoto
10-02-2009, 16:57
Is something like that covered under a Colorado Concealed Weapon Permit? My CWP only says I'm authorized to carry a concealed weapon. It doesn't define "weapon", or go into any specifics. To me, a ballpeen hammer in my pocket would be a concealed weapon, and so would brass knucks. And I have a permit saying I can carry a concealed weapon.

Just a gray area I've wondered about.....I don't carry weapons that don't go bang.
It's not really much of a gray area. In Colorado, what we get issued is a "Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun" and the statute define both the word "permit" (18-12-202 (6) "Permit" means a permit to carry a concealed handgun issued pursuant to the provisions of this part 2; except that "permit" does not include a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to section 18-12-209) and "handgun" (18-12-101 (1) (e.5) "Handgun" means a pistol, revolver, or other firearm of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged, the length of the barrel of which, not including any revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed twelve inches). Also, as was mentioned before, our laws also discuss "metallic knuckles" specifically branding them "illegal".

The example of the ball-peen hammer is a good one but now we go into the area of "intent" and that is a whole other topic. :)
Ridge
10-02-2009, 17:01
While we're on the topic, I've always wanted to point out how a fully loaded, compact pistol magazine, seems like it would make the perfect fist pack.

Except you are crushing your fingers, too...
Irving
10-02-2009, 17:02
So can you carry an AR pistol with a 7" barrel? What about an AOW? Seems like you can, since their definition of "handgun" sounds like any type of gun you could come up with that has a barrel 12" or less.
spleify
10-02-2009, 22:56
I've seen brass knuckles for sale at the Tanner gun show too.
I had a pair when I was a kid growing up in Chicago.
jackmode9316
10-04-2009, 17:46
While we're on the topic, I've always wanted to point out how a fully loaded, compact pistol magazine, seems like it would make the perfect fist pack.
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WETWRKS
07-09-2012, 00:21
On this thought keep in mind that it typically doesn't matter what they are made of...plastic, steel, rubber...all can get you in trouble.
Goodburbon
07-09-2012, 05:51
What I don't understand is, how does this seem to waltz past the second amendment.

We have the right to keep and bear arms. Arms are weapons, not just guns. Brass knuckles are weapons. Our right to keep and bear weapons can not be infringed, how can it be possible for any "illegal weapon" to exist?
Adawg38
07-09-2012, 06:11
[Bang] I have had a pair of Brass Knuckles for about 15 years. I bought them at a shop when I was 18 yo. Know I need to figure something out because if they are straight illegal then I don't need to be keeping them around.
BlasterBob
07-09-2012, 06:37
I had a pair when I was a kid growing up in Chicago.

Yeah, they may not have been legal but were very necessary in Chicago back in those days (1950's 60's & 70's) especially around 35th & State.[Tooth]
theGinsue
07-09-2012, 06:51
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Clint45
07-09-2012, 10:07
Metallic knuckles are illegal in CO. ALL forms of knuckles, including plastic ones, are illegal in Denver.
Chad4000
07-09-2012, 11:58
what about collapsable friction lock beat sticks?