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Chhant (843-848)
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Partaal (1153)
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<blockquote data-quote="Amerikaur" data-source="post: 8775" data-attributes="member: 1050"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Kirpan is not a weapon. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have a 40 piece knife set at home, including six steak knives and knives with blades that range from 2 to 12 inches. Not weapons.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have a hammer in my tool kit. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I keep the hammer near the box cutter. That's not a weapon either.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have set of wickedly sharp pruning shears for my agronomic pursuits. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have a baseball bat in my closet. Not a weapon. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">My dad has a 2 gallon can of gasoline in his garage. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I flew on a Boeing 757 last month, the same kind of plane that was flown in to the WTC. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have a tire iron in the back of my SUV. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have an SUV. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I went to visit friends in a neigboring state on the 4th of July. We bought a large variety pack of fireworks and set them off in her back yard. They are DOT Class C explosives. They would have gotten me arrested if I brought them back to my home state. But, they are not weapons.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have a sharp letter opener on my desk at work. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I just bought a colleague of mine the REALLY cool Swiss Army Knife for a special company event. It's a Swiss Army Knife, with a flashlight and a USB drive. It is SOOOO cool!! Also, not a weapon. Even though it is called a Swiss Army KNIFE and has a BLADE and my colleague carries it ON his person...it is NOT a weapon!</span></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.swissarmy.com/webstore/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=4230&category=35" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">http://www.swissarmy.com/webstore/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=4230&category=35</span></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I have a Sikh kirpan, too. Not a weapon.</span></p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amerikaur, post: 8775, member: 1050"] [size=3]Kirpan is not a weapon. [/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I have a 40 piece knife set at home, including six steak knives and knives with blades that range from 2 to 12 inches. Not weapons.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I have a hammer in my tool kit. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I keep the hammer near the box cutter. That's not a weapon either.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I have set of wickedly sharp pruning shears for my agronomic pursuits. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I have a baseball bat in my closet. Not a weapon. [/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]My dad has a 2 gallon can of gasoline in his garage. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I flew on a Boeing 757 last month, the same kind of plane that was flown in to the WTC. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I have a tire iron in the back of my SUV. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I have an SUV. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I went to visit friends in a neigboring state on the 4th of July. We bought a large variety pack of fireworks and set them off in her back yard. They are DOT Class C explosives. They would have gotten me arrested if I brought them back to my home state. But, they are not weapons.[/size] [size=2][/size] [size=3]I have a sharp letter opener on my desk at work. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I just bought a colleague of mine the REALLY cool Swiss Army Knife for a special company event. It's a Swiss Army Knife, with a flashlight and a USB drive. It is SOOOO cool!! Also, not a weapon. Even though it is called a Swiss Army KNIFE and has a BLADE and my colleague carries it ON his person...it is NOT a weapon![/size] [url="http://www.swissarmy.com/webstore/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=4230&category=35"][size=3]http://www.swissarmy.com/webstore/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=4230&category=35[/size][/url] [size=3][/size] [size=3]I have a Sikh kirpan, too. Not a weapon.[/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size] [/QUOTE]
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