provides that a restricted person may own, possess, or have under the person's custody or
control, archery equipment, including crossbows, for the purpose of lawful hunting, target shooting, and
other lawful activities;
and
2. Page
4, Lines 88 through 101
:
88
(6) (a) "Dangerous weapon" means:
89
(i) a firearm; or
90
(ii) an
{
item
}
object
that in the manner of its unlawful use or intended unlawful use is capable
91
of causing death or serious bodily injury.
92
(b) The following factors [shall be] are used in determining whether [a knife, or
93
another item] any
{
instrument,
}
object
{
, or thing
}
[not commonly known as a dangerous weapon]
94
other than a firearm is a dangerous weapon:
95
(i) the
{
character of the instrument,
}
location and context in which the
object
{
, or
thing
}
was used or possessed;
(ii) the primary purpose for which the object was made
;
96
{
(ii)
}
(iii)
the character of the wound, if any, produced[, if any] by
{
its
}
the object's
unlawful use;
97
{
(iii)
}
(iv)
the manner in which the
{
instrument,
}
object
{
, or thing
}
was
unlawfully used; and
98
{
(iv)
}
(v) as a mitigating factor,
the [
other] lawful purposes for which the
{
instrument,
}
object
{
, or thing
}
may be used.
99
(c)
{
Unless specifically identified elsewhere in this code, nothing other than a firearm is
100
considered a de facto dangerous weapon, and
}
Whenever reasonably possible,
a determination
made pursuant to Subsection
101
(6)(b)
{
may
}
shall
be made
{
only
}
after an
{
instrument,
}
object
{
or thing
}
is used
in an unlawful
or threatening
manner.
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6, Line 179 through Page 7, Line 181
:
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(b) physically possesses, uses, or has under the person's immediate custody or control
180
any dangerous weapon other than a firearm while committing any felony or other violent
181
criminal offense
, or any offense that constitutes a serious threat to public safety
is guilty of a third
degree felony.
4. Page
7, Lines 185 through 187
:
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(b) physically possesses, uses, or has under the person's immediate custody or control
186
any dangerous weapon other than a firearm while committing any felony or other violent
187
criminal offense
, or any offense that constitutes a serious threat to public safety
is guilty of a class A
misdemeanor.
5. Page
9, Lines 266 through 268
:
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(2) It is not a violation of this chapter for a person
defined in Section 76-10-503(1)
to own,
possess, or have under the
267
person's custody or control, archery equipment, including crossbows, for the purpose of lawful
activities,
including
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hunting
{
or
}
and
target shooting.
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