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California High Court Says Sometimes a Footrest Is Just a Footrest

By Scott MartelleFeb 8th 2010 – 6:53PM

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 8) – The California Supreme Court today struck a blow for bicyclist footrest-carriers everywhere, ruling that they are not, in fact, the same thing as a pair of brass knuckles. On the afternoon of Aug. 21, 2007, a Los Angeles police officer spotted a 14-year-old boy riding his bicycle without a...

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Passenger Caught With Brass Knuckles, Other Prohibited Weapons

By Rebecca Dolan Oct 07th 2011 - 09:06AM

A man traveling through John F. Kennedy Airport was nabbed by the TSA Tuesday with a cache of prohibited weapons in his checked luggage.

Background on brass knuckles

Brass knuckles, also sometimes called knuckles, knucks, brass knucks, or knuckledusters, are weapons used in hand-to-hand combat.

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