Ok, I need to preface this. I can't find the original law because I keep getting buried in conceal carry laws for firearms. It could be that this is false and everyone is just passing it along because they heard about it from another loony-law site. I just wanted to share it anyway.
In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than 6 feet in length.
When I first read that, I laughed because I couldn't imagine a way to conceal a weapon that long. Then I started trying to imagine what weapon is more than 6 feet long. That would limit things to something like a polearm, like a spear or lance, or a chain/whip. Most of those aren't even 6 foot, so they would need to be the longer version of even those longer weapons. Theoretically there are swords that big, but even most of the really long swords top out at 5 foot.
Basically, it boils down to this-- having a 6 foot long weapon isn't likely, and being able to conceal it is even less likely, so I'm more than a little interested in seeing this actually happen instead of trying to stop it.
Either way, it's fun to think about. I love laws like this.
Sources:
The first source I ever heard of this one is Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, though I don't remember which one right now.
Laura Kismet Lawless- Weird Laws
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