batons?

[Guest salb3039]

Are expandable batons legal to keep in your car in Tennessee?

[Rightwinger]

nope its considered a weapon under TCA, right there with knifes over 3 inch blade length.

[Guest 2HOW]

You can be certified to carry and keep a baton, right now the only one I know is TAC2 in Greenville

BATON CERTIFICATION CLASS

As some of you know, in TN, it is illegal to carry a “baton”, straight or expandable, (i.e.-ASP), unless you have taken a class and been “Certified” by a state certified baton instructor. There is no state permit, or license required, but you must take the class and carry your certification card on you. I am a “State Certified Baton Instructor” and as such, we offer a “Baton Certification” class at TAC2. Watch the "Calendar" and "What's New" on our web site for dates. Also, make sure you're signed up on our e-mail list to receive notification. Cost for TAC2 shooters is only $30, non-TAC2 shooters $40, TAC2 members $20. If you've looked at one of these classes elsewhere, you know this is a deal. Practice batons and striking pads will be provided. This is a 4 hour class. You will receive a Certification to legally carry a Baton in Tennessee upon successful completion of this class. Call "doc" Clifford Bryant . http://www.tac2.net/index.php

[Fallguy]

They're both right.

In general you can not, T.C.A. 39-17-1307(a)(1)

but you can if you have taken a class and have a certificate. T.C.A. 39-17-1308(a)(9)

My trouble is I took the class over 15 years ago and have no idea where my certificate is...lol

[Guest CrazyLincoln]

I can still carry a bat legally . You never know when there might be a pick-up baseball game

[Guest BigBoostDSM]

Do you have to be 21 to take this class/carry a baton? I'm looking for something for my girlfriend to have for the walk out of work. She works at a hospital and typically gets out at 2am. She's got a pocket knife in her purse for now.

[Guest canynracer]

get her pepper spray...and a stun gun for her purse

[Guest BigBoostDSM]

Pepper spray is in her stocking this year for Christmas. Not sure about a stun gun though. I don't like the idea of the small tazer ones because she'd have to let someone get right up at her to use it. Same thing with the baton, but I was just curious.

[strickj]

same thing with a knife!get her a taser like leo's use that shoot the fish hooks into the perp.

I carry a 2ton jack handle in my driver side door.its about 2ft,2.5ft long,has plenty of weight to it and a nipple at the end that will make a nice piercing on a bg.

also get her to pay close attention of her surroundings,no one within 25ft,at that time of night there shouldn't be anyone around period.

[strickj]

another thing with the pepper spray,you need not to use the stuff from wally world,its not strong nuff to spice up that home made chili.I would recommend looking online for the good stuff.

[Marswolf]

This is what you want:

http://www.foxlabs.net/pepperspray.shtml

[Westwindmike]

APPS in Nashville also teaches a Baton Certification Class. I got mine there.

[towerclimber37]

I can still carry a bat legally . You never know when there might be a pick-up baseball game

Just to be sure, you might want to throw a glove in there with it. you know..to dispel suspicions.

[molonlabetn]

It would be worth taking the cert class, methinks, just to cover all bases. I'll have to look into it.

[BimmerFreak]

FYI:

Hero-Gear is a ASP Baton distributor and training center which can assist you in getting certified.

If there is enough interest, we can conduct a TGO only class.

[Guest jcoyle6]

I'd be interested in a TGO class. I had always thought that certificate holders only had to be those under the employment of a security company and that the rules and regs did not apply to private citizens.

[molonlabetn]

I'll do it, for sure.

[creeky]

Isn't there a permit in Tn that covers "Impact Weapons". That is

being able to carry legally a "Sap" and/or baton? Seems like I heard that

somewhere.

Or is that the same thing you guys are talking about?

[Cruel Hand Luke]

I took the class form Jim Marshall in Knoxville. He is a Monadnock certified instructor. The local training group (guys who get together to shoot, grapple, work on med skills, knife, stick, etc) had him come in and do a impact weapon cert class for us.

[Cruel Hand Luke]

Isn't there a permit in Tn that covers "Impact Weapons". That is

being able to carry legally a "Sap" and/or baton? Seems like I heard that

somewhere.

Or is that the same thing you guys are talking about?

No. It is an affirmative defense to carrying a "club or baton" if you hold a certification in the use of a club/ baton.

We read that to include saps and blackjacks (check definition of club under TN law) and had Southnarc come in a few months later and do a sap and blackjack class.

[strickj]

is there a place in chattanooga that does these

[Cruel Hand Luke]

Not that I'm aware of. I'll eventually get certified to teach it. Right now I've only taken the basic class to get certified to use it.

[strickj]

can I ask on here what you do?i.e. dealer,hcp instructor?

[bteague2]

I'd be interested in a TGO baton class too.

[dunndw]

I'm trying to figure out where on my belt I would carry a baton...but I'd be in for two spots in the class. My wife might hesitate to shoot, but she's beat the crap out of someone