Date: 1/12/2001, 10:20 am
I am sure you are right, that it is illigal but I find it hard to
: square with the fact that you can carry teargas and pepper spray on you
: person to use against an assailant or a concealed gun on you person in
: many states now. I think this discussion is not for this board and it is
: my fault. I'm sorry.
: John
I'm not sure where the term came from, but these kind of booby-trap security measures long ago acquired the name springtraps. I think from the days when a shotgun would be wired to the door, and when the putative burglar opened it, a 'trap' would be sprung on them.
Yes, they've been illegal for a long, long time. The main reason, if I recall correctly, is they are indiscriminate: Whoever opens the door gets blasted, yet there can be many legitimate reasons for a stranger to try to open the door, e.g., a policeman or fireman doing their duty, or maybe a family member paying an unannouced visit to the protected property.
This can be contrasted to a person carrying tear gas in that the tear gas is a defensive measure that would (hopefully) be used ONLY in case of attack, and it would be directed against a particular attacker. That use is legitimate.
Messages In This Thread
- Kayak Security
Chris Menard -- 1/9/2001, 1:36 pm- Re: Kayak Security
tim -- 1/14/2001, 1:51 am- Re: Kayak Security
Mike McCrea -- 1/12/2001, 10:02 am- Re: Kayak Security
Russ -- 1/11/2001, 11:31 am- Kayak Security - build a boat nobody would want
Edgar -- 1/11/2001, 8:46 am- Great Post!!!!
Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/11/2001, 11:42 am- Re: Whats really scary...
Don Beale -- 1/11/2001, 11:34 am- Re: Kayak Security - build a boat nobody would wan
Ross Leidy -- 1/11/2001, 10:13 am- Re: Shop security!- build a boat nobody would wan
Scotty -- 1/11/2001, 2:05 pm- Septic Filter Fabric & Paint Bucket Covers Hatch
mike allen -- 1/15/2001, 7:05 pm
- Septic Filter Fabric & Paint Bucket Covers Hatch
- Re: Kayak Security - build a boat nobody would wan
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/11/2001, 9:02 am- Re: Kayak Security - build a boat nobody would wan
Steve L -- 1/14/2001, 10:38 am
- Re: Whats really scary...
- Kayak Security - two methods I've used
Brian Nystrom -- 1/10/2001, 12:01 pm- Re: Kayak Security - two methods I've used
Larry C. -- 1/10/2001, 3:54 pm
- Re: Kayak Security - Interesting Ideas
Chris Menard -- 1/10/2001, 8:13 am- Re: Kayak Security
John Monfoe -- 1/10/2001, 5:07 am- Illegal Kayak Security?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/10/2001, 11:46 am- Re: Illegal Kayak Security?
John Monfoe -- 1/11/2001, 4:50 am- It's still illegal
Brian Nystrom -- 1/11/2001, 11:54 am- Re: It's still illegal
John Monfoe -- 1/12/2001, 4:18 am- Re: It's still illegal
Brian Nystrom -- 1/12/2001, 11:23 am- scorched-earth policy?
daniel -- 1/15/2001, 2:53 pm- Uh...you go first. ;-) *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- 1/16/2001, 11:27 am
- Back to the drawing board. *NM*
John Monfoe -- 1/13/2001, 4:05 am - Uh...you go first. ;-) *NM*
- Springtraps
Pete Roszyk -- 1/12/2001, 10:20 am - scorched-earth policy?
- Re: Question!
Ian Johnston -- 1/12/2001, 2:30 am- Re: Question!
Brian Nystrom -- 1/12/2001, 11:14 am
- Re: It's still illegal
- Re: It's still illegal
- It's still illegal
- Re: Illegal Kayak Security?
- Re: Kayak Security
Simon King -- 1/10/2001, 4:25 am- Re: Kayak Security *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 1/9/2001, 8:11 pm- Re: Kayak Security
daniel -- 1/10/2001, 2:28 pm- buy 2?
mike allen -- 1/10/2001, 12:05 pm- no, or:
mike allen -- 1/10/2001, 2:25 pm- or cockpit up
mike allen -- 1/10/2001, 2:33 pm- Re: or cockpit up
Andreas Albat -- 1/10/2001, 3:56 pm- What about
mike allen -- 1/10/2001, 7:44 pm- Re: What about
Andreas Albat -- 1/10/2001, 8:45 pm
- Re: What about
- What about
- Re: or cockpit up
- or cockpit up
- Re: Kayak Security
Andreas Albat -- 1/10/2001, 11:47 am- Re: Kayak Security
Ronnie Earhart -- 1/10/2001, 8:37 am- Re: Kayak Security
Dale Frolander -- 1/10/2001, 5:47 am - buy 2?
- Re: Kayak Security
Erez -- 1/9/2001, 4:53 pm- Re: Automobile modifications
Ben Staley -- 1/9/2001, 6:05 pm
- Re: Kayak Security
Ken Finger -- 1/9/2001, 4:32 pm- Re: Kayak Security
Mark -- 1/9/2001, 1:48 pm- Re: Kayak Security
Severne Johnson -- 1/10/2001, 10:50 am- Re: Kayak Security U Bolt
Steve L -- 1/12/2001, 10:48 am- Re: Kayak Security U Bolt
Chris Menard -- 1/12/2001, 3:47 pm- Re: Kayak Security U Bolt
Jerry Hayes -- 1/12/2001, 6:04 pm
- Re: Kayak Security U Bolt
- Re: Kayak Security U Bolt
- Re: Kayak Security U Bolt
- Re: Kayak Security
- Re: Kayak Security