Reminds me of 2018's case overturning New York's ban on nunchuku, Maloney v Singas. It became a 2nd amendment case after NYSRPA v Cuomo and the pro se plaintiff submitted this 2017 Subaru Outback ad to show nunchukus met the "common use" standard:
Duplicate thread. Trivial result for the overall strategies in play. The knife folks might be excited. So look for the column of Butterfly Citizens Self-Defense. Hawaii passes a knife location ban and freezes knife carry for years to come.
Cloud Yeller of the Boomer Age
”When antisemitism moves from the shameful fringe into the public square, it is not about Jews… it is about the surrounding society or the culture or the country. It is an early warning system—a sign that the society itself is breaking down. That it is dying.” -Bari Weiss
BudK will no doubt, be ecstatic.
What are the odds this set of rulings is used as a precedent to overturn the ban on impact weapons? Historically, going back hundreds of years, batons, saps, and blackjacks were commonly used by people on both sides of the law and made their way into entertainment. Of course, American and English LE used these weapons with the English using them in lieu of firearms. So, the historical portion is there.