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Weapon

A weapon is an object you can use to attack or injure a person or animal, or to keep a person or animal from getting into a position where they can attack or injure you.

Things specifically made as weapons that are okay for most ordinary people to carry in some places, include:

• pepper spray and/or tear gas
• electric shocking devices

Weapons that are generally okay only for soldiers or police personnel to carry, include:

• portable firearms like sidearms, rifles, and shotguns

(Portable firearms are also used by regular people for hunting and for marksmanship practice, and can sometimes be kept in a private home or business)

• some types of sticks
• swords and most types of knives

Weapons that are okay only for the defense people of a national government to have, include:

• explosive bombs of any type
• rockets for carrying bombs
• boats, vehicles, and aircraft with attached firearms, such as warships, tanks, or fighter jets

Other types of weapons include:

• sling
• rubber slingshot
• spear
• bow and arrow
• germs and materials containing them

In addition to the above, everyday common legal objects which can be used as weapons too include:

• cane
• flashlight
• keychain
• newspaper
• rock
• brick
• certain types of bread
• bottle
• some kinds of tools
• pens and pencils
• belts

See also: war, kill

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