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irspow · 09-30-2009, 08:56 PM

[SIZE=3]deadly weapon[/SIZE] n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not only weapons which are intended to do harm like a gun or knife, but also blunt instruments like clubs, baseball bats, monkey wrenches, an automobile or any object which actually causes death. This becomes important when trying to prove criminal charges brought for assault with a deadly weapon. In a few 1990s cases courts have found rocks and even penises of AIDS sufferers as "deadly weapons

Georgiafrog · 09-30-2009, 08:59 PM

Chuck Norris.

Greatwoods · 09-30-2009, 10:06 PM

I've heard fists can be considered deadly weapons depending on the situation, mainly domestic abuse cases.

TKramar · 10-01-2009, 07:53 AM

sex is a weapon...let's outlaw it.

NVplumber · 10-01-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Fred314X

It's beginning to look as though it might be harder to define what isn't a deadly weapon.

Pretty much, yep.

SilverOne · 10-01-2009, 07:35 PM

a pencil can be added

donsabi · 10-01-2009, 08:36 PM

Cell phones are doing a pretty good job of killing people on the road.

mohawkx · 10-01-2009, 08:41 PM

Hate is the deadliest weapon of all.

lilypad · 10-01-2009, 10:35 PM

Nail clippers. The TSA especially likes this one.

monkeywrenching · 10-01-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike from back east

Religion and the bible are the deadliest of all weapons.

Hundreds of millions have been killed due to religious warfare over the centuries, all of it a waste, killing over fictional differences.

goverment is a more deadly weapon than any religion, after all they have killed 100's of millions in the last century alone.