Master Wang-Ka - The NJ Supreme Court is with you!

[TruCelt]

As this threadhas been closed*, I am opening one here to make sure M W-K sees this. You are fine, at least to the line of your own property.

Just in case it should ever come up again:

Second Amendment right to meet people at the door with a machete by your side?
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*The uninitiated will want to scroll down to Post 31

[silenus]

The umbrella stand by our front door holds a broadsword, a katana, and two battle axes. The only people welcome at the door are Amazon delivery people and Girl Scouts bearing cookies.

[Baker]

There’s also the guy who mows my lawn, he’s welcome.

[steatopygia]

I have lived in my present home for 25 years.

In that time, I have had two (2) people that I did not know or expect come to my door.

One had a rifle strapped to his back.

The other?
Fucking Jehovahs.

[Sunny_Daze]

Who was more welcome and why?

[Channing_Idaho_Banks]

It’s a great story and also good to know what’s OK to weild when you open the door in your undies,however, upon reading the article you learn that :

Individuals may possess in their homes objects that serve multiple lawful purposes, including the purpose of anticipatory self-defense. In this case, Montalvo possessed at home a machete he used in his roofing job. He was lawfully entitled to possess that machete as a weapon in his home as a means of defending himself and his family from attack as well. The right to possess that weapon, however, does not mean that it can be used without justification.

An individual who responds to the door of his home with a concealed weapon that threatens no one acts within the bounds of the law. He need give no justification for what he is lawfully allowed to do.

On the other hand, an individual may not threaten another with a weapon, even within the confines of his home, without lawful justification. Thus, Montalvo could not answer the door threatening the use of a machete merely for the purpose of inciting fear in another. He could threaten the use of the machete, however, if he had a sincere or reasonable belief that the show of such force was necessary to protect himself or his wife from an imminent attack.

So, don’t do it too much.

[Jackmannii]

Much as I enjoyed the Master’s story, it’s likely that not even the NJ Supreme Court* would sanction pursuing annoying proselytizers out into your yard waving a sword and howling incoherently while less than appropriately dressed.**

*Might be another story in Texas.
**At the very least, he should have been wearing a bowler hat.

[RivkahChaya]

It’s time to update Clue.

[blindboyard]

@silenus

The umbrella stand by our front door holds a broadsword, a katana, and two battle axes.

Mine holds my pint.

[Knowed_Out]

Too bad MWK had to grow up and get all civilized. His stories of maladjusted nerds were epic.

[Lemur866]

@silenus

The umbrella stand by our front door holds a broadsword, a katana, and two battle axes. The only people welcome at the door are Amazon delivery people and Girl Scouts bearing cookies.

Amazons can be dangerous.

[John_DiFool]

@Knowed_Out

Too bad MWK had to grow up and get all civilized. His stories of maladjusted nerds were epic.

He was last logged in here 8 days ago.

[DPRK]

@silenus

The umbrella stand by our front door holds a broadsword, a katana, and two battle axes. The only people welcome at the door are Amazon delivery people and Girl Scouts bearing cookies.

I sincerely hope your umbrella stand is in fact a fired artillery shell.

[Spiderman]

As this threadhas been closed*, I am continuing this current one here to make sure M W-K sees this.

Good Samaritan with sword helped catch suspect.

(Yes, it was in Florida!)