Is it legal to keep a baseball bat or a hammer in your car?
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12-13-2009, 11:34 AM #1Banned
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Is it legal to keep a baseball bat or a hammer in your car?
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12-13-2009, 11:34 AM #2Chief Executive Gangsta
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Nope.
Not in California at least.
(unless its in the trunk or something)
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12-13-2009, 11:34 AM #3Banned
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I'm sure there would be a lot of handymen and baseball players in jail...
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12-13-2009, 11:35 AM #4apocalypse now and then
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Not worth using unless your life is in danger though.
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12-13-2009, 11:35 AM #5sup?
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why would it?Originally Posted by himynameiscody
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12-13-2009, 11:35 AM #6Mr. Gecko
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Cite a source please.Originally Posted by Dave P
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12-13-2009, 11:35 AM #7Sex Bomb
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Why would that be illegal? Those are regular, everyday items. Maybe you play baseball, or build stuff. There is absolutely no reason why you wouldn't be able to keep those in your car.
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12-13-2009, 11:36 AM #8RN and vette crew
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Why would it be illegal?
"officer im a contractor"
"officer i have a brother who has little league baseball"
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12-13-2009, 11:37 AM #9Chief Executive Gangsta
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The only real source I have is when a cop was searching my car at a liqour store when I was 19 and found a mini-bat next to my seat and explained that its a wierd California thing that it was actually worse technically for him to find something like that next to my seat than a gun in the trunk.Originally Posted by Kiknskreem
"Technically I could take you to jail" were his exact words.
Maybe he was just being a dick and harassing me....maybe its because it was a mini-bat that has no real use....who knows.
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12-13-2009, 11:37 AM #10Knows who I am
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You can always justify why you have it, just don't be a dumb ass and hide it under your seat....
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12-13-2009, 11:38 AM #11Banned
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unaware.Originally Posted by TheNatureBoy
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12-13-2009, 11:39 AM #12Steven Proto
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why wouldn't it.
Pullups Max reps: 40 reps
Max weighted pullup:
206.2 lbs x 1 rep
165 lbs x 6 reps
135 lbs x 8 reps
100 lbs x 14 reps
Bench: 365 lbs
Squat: 405 lbs
Deadlift: 505 lbs
Press:225 lbs
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12-13-2009, 11:39 AM #13I am Bomani Jr.
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i have an old iron bar from an old curl set i used to have. i probably shouldnt have it in there, but i also have alot of random sh*t in my trunk
i even have a minibat in there lol***Gender Non-Committed***
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12-13-2009, 11:40 AM #14Registered User
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pretty sure its illegal to have a bat in the car without a ball. friend got arrested once for having one in his car and the charge was like posession of a deadly weapon.
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12-13-2009, 11:40 AM #15Steven Proto
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some sort of code or statute link would be nice.Originally Posted by Dave P
Pullups Max reps: 40 reps
Max weighted pullup:
206.2 lbs x 1 rep
165 lbs x 6 reps
135 lbs x 8 reps
100 lbs x 14 reps
Bench: 365 lbs
Squat: 405 lbs
Deadlift: 505 lbs
Press:225 lbs
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12-13-2009, 11:41 AM #16Registered User
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Yeah, you can have it in your car. I always kept a bat in my car when I had it (sold now). I was constantly getting pulled over for random things like tints and such, and they never harassed me about the bat when they would search the car. I know someone who used to keep a baseball in the car with their bat, incase they got harassed. Someone told them that if you have a baseball in there with the bat, the cops will have no reason to question you. Makes sence I guess. But yeah, you can keep these things in there. The police would have to prove to that you are planning on using it as a weapon, or that you haven't just picked it up from a friends house and bringing it home.
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12-13-2009, 11:42 AM #17Chief Executive Gangsta
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See the above story I posted.Originally Posted by ExtremistPullup
I think its up to a cop to decide whether or not to screw you on it based on where he finds it/what it is etc.
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12-13-2009, 11:43 AM #18Steven Proto
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Maybe he was just being a dick and harassing meOriginally Posted by Dave P
Pullups Max reps: 40 reps
Max weighted pullup:
206.2 lbs x 1 rep
165 lbs x 6 reps
135 lbs x 8 reps
100 lbs x 14 reps
Bench: 365 lbs
Squat: 405 lbs
Deadlift: 505 lbs
Press:225 lbs
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12-13-2009, 11:43 AM #19Semper Fidelis
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Brb buying a baseball bat at walmart for my nephew and getting arrested on the drive home
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12-13-2009, 11:44 AM #20Banned
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I usually just hangout around baseball diamonds so I can fill my quota's for writing tickets. I just wait for people to show up. It's pretty easy work being a cop.Originally Posted by HELIX35
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12-13-2009, 11:46 AM #21Nearly a Monster
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Depends where you live.Originally Posted by himynameiscody
I know it can be considered an offensive weapon under law here unless you have a good excuse or need it for work. The onus to prove that lies on you.
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12-13-2009, 11:47 AM #22Registered User
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you can have a bat in your trunk, but nowhere else in the car. it cant be concealed and it cant be in plain sight. why would you need a bat IN your car?
fact.
however, i doubt a cop is really gonna do anything about it if he catches you. but he CAN, if hes a dick.
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12-13-2009, 11:48 AM #23Registered User
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i have a hammer, sledgehammer, crow bar, handsaw, portable nail gun, etc in my truck...but then again im a carpenter
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12-13-2009, 11:48 AM #24Overhead Press Brah
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I keep a steak knife in my center console, is that illegal in Texas?
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12-13-2009, 11:49 AM #25Registered User
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the cop doesnt decide the law.
if you go to walmart and buy a baseball bat for your nephew and act like a dumbass and put it in your passenger seat on the ride home, you deserve to be arrested.
put it in your trunk, where its legal, and where cops cannot search without a warrant or probable cause.
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12-13-2009, 11:50 AM #26Registered User
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it doesnt matter that youre a carpenter. im not a carpenter and i can have all that stuff in my car too, as long as its in my TRUNK.Originally Posted by jakobi
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12-13-2009, 11:52 AM #27i never believed my physics teacher that cops had a quota to fill..Originally Posted by Nitric Oxide
mind = blown, thats not cool lolEgg foo young, En lo mein, so come on baby and have it just the same woooooynga
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12-13-2009, 11:53 AM #28I Negged Malodrax
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my friend had a broadage in teh back of his car, and he lives in manhattan.
just sayin. dunno if its legal.I heart pullups
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12-13-2009, 11:53 AM #29Registered User
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nope sometimes my trunk is full ...and i put my pouch with my hammer in the back seat....
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12-13-2009, 11:53 AM #30Banned
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I was being sarcastic, there's no need to live in fear of baseball diamonds for the rest of your life...Originally Posted by Tomohawk92
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