"WEAPONS OF CHOICE AND WHY IT MATTERS"

  WEAPONS OF CHOICE and WHY CHOICE MATTERS

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Intro:

The reason that a weapon is so important is it came show the 

criminal's intention as well. Even if a crime is not actually carried 

or completion or not, the weapon that they chose , and are caught with, 

shows the kind of damage they were willing to inflict.

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WEAPONS

1. HANDGUNS: a small class of fire arms that can be carried and 

concealed. While designed for self-defense, they are also designed 

to kill whomever is "defending themselves." If you are charged, 

with using a handgun in a crime, you are being charged with a 

crime of intent; or at least a willingness to murder someone. Due 

to ability of handgun to kill, the prosecutor can make the argument 

that there was criminal intent to kill themselves or others.

2. KNIVES/CUTTING INSTRUMENTS: while all are not equal 

(knives), but, someone who has been stabbed could eventually

die without medical intervention. Being charged with having this

weapon, often shows intent to murder. Even so, they are not seen

as weapons of mass killings the way handguns are.

3. HANDS/FISTS/FEET: using your limbs to physically harm 

another person aren't labeled as "weapons", though you can 

assault with your body. Without the use of weapons, and merely

the body , it is much easier to maneuver in court in terms of intent.

4. HURT OBJECT: hammers, clubs, bats are examples of "hurt 

objects." it applies to any solid, piercing weapons. Using these

"weapons of opportunity", does better allow for lawyers to argue

plausible deniability.