Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Academic Officiousness Gets Results:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_20-2009_09_26.shtml#1253824685
I'm pleased to report that the city of Pipestone, Minnesota (pop.
4000) has [1]amended City Code ch. 10 � 10.01, subd. 1E to read
It is unlawful for any person to: ...
E. Possess any other dangerous article or substance for the purpose
of being used unlawfully as a weapon against another; ...
It had [2]earlier read,
It is unlawful for any person to: ...
E. Possess any other dangerous article or substance for the purpose
of being used lawfully as a weapon against another; ...
I ran across this in doing research for my article on nonlethal
weapons, and e-mailed the city attorney's office to ask whether this
was a typo; I was told that it was, and then to my surprise was told
that -- now that they knew about it -- the city would change it.
Woohoo! Now that's high impact law reform work for you. I hope my dean
gives me suitable credit.
(Note that the change happened a few months ago, but I only now
remembered to check on whether it had indeed happened.)
References
1. http://www.pipestonestar.com/Stories/StoryPrint.cfm?SID=21668
2.
http://www.pipestone-county.org/departments/sheriff/oridnances/Dangerous_Weapons_and_Articles.pdf
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