Some people in Michigan seem to have a taste for fighting, but bringing an axe into the situation crosses the line. A man in Battle Creek found that out the hard way.
Legal Items That Can Be Considered Weapons
It’s not just guns and knives that may be classified as weapons under Michigan law. Items such as blackjacks, brass knuckles, sandbags, sand clubs, slingshots, and throwing stars can also fall into this category, along with other restricted objects like billy clubs, tasers or stun guns, and certain types of batons.
Axes, chainsaws, drills, sledgehammers, and shovels are legal to own in Michigan, but they can be classified as dangerous or “deadly weapons” if they’re carried or used with the intent to harm someone. If concealed on a person or…..