Your Questions About Stilettos In The Kitchen

Carol asks…

Have you ever been in your kitchen in just your pantyhose?

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Actually i was in the dining room and i had stiletto heels on too. Who told you?!

Betty asks…

is it illegal to have a hunting knife between my seat and the arm rest in iowa? or any other state?

the blade is like 5inches i think lol

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Iowa - Crime Control and Criminal Acts - Definitions. 702.7. Dangerous weapon. A "dangerous weapon" is any instrument or device designed primarily for use in inflicting death or injury upon a human being or animal... Dangerous weapons include, but are not limited to, any offensive weapon... Firearm, dagger, razor, stiletto, switchblade knife, or knife having a blade exceeding five inches in length. - 724.4. Carrying weapons. 1. Except as provided in this section, a person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person... Commits an aggravated misdemeanor. 2. A person who goes armed with a knife concealed on or about the person, if the person uses the knife in the commission of a crime, commits an aggravated misdemeanor. 3. A person who goes armed with a knife concealed on or about the person, if the person does not use the knife in the commission of a crime: a. If the knife has a blade exceeding eight inches in length, commits an aggravated misdemeanor. B. If the knife has a blade exceeding five inches in length but not exceeding eight inches in length, commits a serious misdemeanor. 4. Subsections 1 through 3 do not apply to any of the following: a. A person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon in the person's own dwelling or place of business... B-d. [officials] h. A person who carries a knife used in hunting or fishing, while actually engaged in lawful hunting or fishing. I. [valid permit] - 724.1. Offensive Weapons... 5. A ballistic knife. A ballistic knife is a knife with a detachable blade which is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism, elastic material, or compressed gas... Section 724.3. Any person... Who knowingly possesses an offensive weapon commits a class "D" felony... (Also see Section 724.4. Carrying weapons.) Iowa Case Law: - "Intent was essential element in determining whether defendant who was found in possession of ten-inch kitchen knife was guilty of crime of carrying a concealed weapon." (1974) - "Defendant, who was found carrying two pocketknives, one in pocket and one on chain around his neck under his shirt, could not be convicted of carrying concealed dangerous weapons without proof of intent to use knives as weapons." (1966) - "Intended illegal use of knife cannot be inferred from defendant's bad reputation or former convictions for assault." (1966) - "Actual intent of user is not the issue in deciding whether instrument or device is dangerous..." (1984)

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