Is it illegal to carry a baseball bat on the street?
I notoiced if one walks down the street with a stick from the woods (no matter how big or ackward) the police may look but do not bother. But as soon as a person carries a baseball bat that person is stopped by every cop?
Why is it ok to carry a stick but not a baseball bat?
Thanks, just curious
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Carriage of a baseball bat per se is not illegal because it is not a deadly weapon.
Not a deadly weapon until you threaten or swing.
well no is not illegal,but since my bro is a cop he told me that they stop them just for safety.
A baseball bat is MADE for hitting things and is not an ordinary item. A stick from the woods is more than likely not weight balanced, or easily grippable, and if it was very big it would probably be too heavy to be used as a weapon, and they’re easy to come by.
Bat can be used as a weapon, and has been in a lot of murder cases. If you carry a bat, glove and baseball, they will not give you a second look. Sounds funny, but this is the way it works. Bat alone, could raise suspicion, bat,glove and ball together implies a game of baseball.
if you are carrying a bat towards a baseball field, you’re okay. but if it looks like a weapon, you’ve had it.
Where do you live that people need to carry baseball bats to go on a walk? EGAD. Might want to consider moving to a safer neighborhood.
I’ve seen kids walking with bats before. I assume they are going to the field to play baseball. Likewise, I assume most policeman seeing an adult carrying a bat while walking down the street assumes they are up to no good. Can likely do a lot more property/personal damage with a bat than you can with a stick. If they are stopping people to question them, great. That means they are doing their job.
only if its concealed, lol
If you are wearing a baseball uniform ,then you are fine.
If you are not ,then you are brandishing a weapon.