-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On Sun, 2018-11-18 at 00:13 +1100, Paul McInerney wrote: > and there is its downfall post 9/11 - even to carry it on person > (especially in NSW) can be see as criminal carrying a concealed weapon > (knife) in public - unless we can prove otherwise!
This is also true in QLD, and can even extend to things like torches (maglite/LED Lenser type things) which can be confiscated as tools of vandlaism/breakin. It's not just an affliction of those of us who carry such things for work, but also can effect people in recreational activities where such tools can be of use. The law used to be that you could carry a blade that was smaller that about 5 inches (general rule of thumb was the width of a palm), but that changed. I do know people who have had things carried in the open confiscated, even when your reason for carrying the tool is for genuine work reasons (in once case it was a bartender who worked at a couple of places and had a tool that had a small blade and a bottle opener on it). I believe the tighter controls over concealed, and even open carry, tools like the leatherman or swiss army knives is more widespread than just QLD and NSW. Personally I tend to wear tactical uniforms, and use tactical platforms like MOLLE thigh rigs and duty belts to free my hands up when I'm moving about. Everything is in plain view, you get people looking at you funny, and a second glance from law enforcement but I've never had any trouble. - -- Nikolai Lusan <niko...@lusan.id.au> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEVfd4GW6z4nsBxdLo4ZaDRV2VL6QFAlvwHgAACgkQ4ZaDRV2V L6SS1g/+MV84cr0eGJydPkVnxr0aWHniLhrzu5L1DJ6DUF1R9ZjIRQz2CckvTEaW AspAjVIyzumZU582i8EpPXQi+LPf8bGGryOGCDOjoY5oB/wHT8U63V3W5kvMdXCe 7uY+NOgqcXVYMS6ih5qO7IcGESSgPr5t4yjtmwitH73KQLn5AawWZANU/w1CJtn1 UFd5UNzo+nnZFKoqSqrjZOHGrQat0o9ZJxs9RuJhcgTnf2kIq+bOC6FaqIMolKRQ OuIVbMtzPBj6UgV5Pae0VmlZhBa8SErmeLMZf8CpZgXh05djvS7KT2aG5IOfohmh ngaHLc4EXJfWHi4SwOr1fVowHZtap3osMpz9zLMiUuidmFsTgUcjW2OURnbuGMZx eBHQUY8Nyv2azCH/2NK6lfh97POpnoBCAj3OBeEG70xBv8XZKDJdZMbSezPhUa5e l9z26u1KHfAZP5zocjB6lm9HChQgceFeAAPa4boNBbbpBOEwWWFfRQ+mFkxH81ho cFDBmNJR33wahYvjYKRH4fD9gJ/gVO2LsBCPhqHe6YBNKP0Okgv+tejMDFrLxGN5 cd0pfEJ02k31lT3V4dvhF0tz7pYX8zXSi+UkDC5i2L/cy0nnZAho/iRqJcDY8ZhM qle686V2pzVOxGsPL4s5bEksioauvNawSJHHUWz7Wg5BRKkwwnI= =ET2w -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ AusNOG mailing list AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog