Mainsail
Regular Member
...and no, the clearly written Article I Section 24 statement, "The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired..." has no bearing. Amazing. I can walk around Seattle with a pistol carried openly without any license required, and the police cannot stop me for doing so. But a knife......too dangerous.
Here's the .pdf of the case: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/678167.pdf
As a matter of first impression, we hold that as applied in this case, Seattle's prohibition on carrying a fixed-blade knife in public did not violate Evans's federal constitutional right to bear arms and affirm his conviction.
Here's the .pdf of the case: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/678167.pdf