[AusNOG] Friday question

[Nikolai Lusan]

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On Sun, 2018-11-18 at 00:13 +1100, Paul McInerney wrote:
> and there is its downfall post 9/11 - even to carry it on person
> (especially in NSW) can be see as criminal carrying a concealed weapon
> (knife) in public - unless we can prove otherwise!

This is also true in QLD, and can even extend to things like torches
(maglite/LED Lenser type things) which can be confiscated as tools of
vandlaism/breakin. It's not just an affliction of those of us who carry
such things for work, but also can effect people in recreational activities
where such tools can be of use. The law used to be that you could carry a
blade that was smaller that about 5 inches (general rule of thumb was the
width of a palm), but that changed. I do know people who have had things
carried in the open confiscated, even when your reason for carrying the
tool is for genuine work reasons (in once case it was a bartender who
worked at a couple of places and had a tool that had a small blade and a
bottle opener on it). I believe the tighter controls over concealed, and
even open carry, tools like the leatherman or swiss army knives is more
widespread than just QLD and NSW.

Personally I tend to wear tactical uniforms, and use tactical platforms
like MOLLE thigh rigs and duty belts to free my hands up when I'm moving
about. Everything is in plain view, you get people looking at you funny,
and a second glance from law enforcement but I've never had any trouble.

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Nikolai Lusan <nikolai at lusan.id.au>
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