quick question about the legality of Monkey fists

[Tango 191]

I have had one on my keychain for years, and i was recently looking through our state's statue book to answer a friends question, when i looked at the weapons section they explicitly said that slugshots were illegal(without a CCW) not knowing what a slugshot was i looked it up and sure enough money fists showed up as a definition of a slugshot.
I live in FL, can anyone clear this up for me? it was made in FL for me by a friend and i would really hate to take it off

It does have a led ball as the center (just a FYI)

[CDavisJK]

Don't bring it to court and don't hit anyone with it and you'll be fine. I'm sure the law is against 5+ lb monkeys fists actually being used as weapon.

[twinboysdad]

saps and blackjacks are legal in FL, why would you fool around with a lesser weapon?

[StealthChaser13]

are you sure your talking about the right thing? is it a slugshot, or a slungshot? a slungshot is a wrist-brace slingshot.

[50ft-trad]

I would imagine (but don't quote me) it's a decorative key fob, right up until the moment you have to "use" it!!

[RGNY]

Main Entry: slung·shot
Pronunciation: \ˈsləŋ-ˌshät\
Function: noun
Date: 1842
: a striking weapon consisting of a small mass of metal or stone fixed on a flexible handle or strap

yes, the monkeyfist is -technically- a slungshot.

so are hundreds of other keychains. one of the thugs in my high school carried a 1/2" socket on a short piece of clothesline, all wrapped in electrical tape, as a "keychain".

you will probably go your whole life without anyone noticing it or caring about it, unless you happen to be arrested for something else or until you use it as a weapon.

in that case it becomes an illegal weapon, and an easy additional charge that would need to be negotiated.

personally, i wouldn't worry about it, you've had it this long. i see them constantly during boat season.

[Tango 191]

saps and blackjacks are legal in FL, why would you fool around with a lesser weapon?

because i didnt intend it as a weapon, i carry other things to defend myself i dont need to smack someone around with a piece of string with a ball in the center, i just liked it as a keychain

[JDW1461]

We have a similar statute here in WA State. Unles you have a cord attached longer than about 8" and intend it as a weapon it seems cool to me. It would be difficult to articulate intent and that it is a weapon unless you are engaged in some other form of jack-assery. There have been instances of a-holes attaching a padlock to a bandana as a make shift slungshot that is pretty obvious.

[FreestyleAssassin]

saps and blackjacks are legal in FL, why would you fool around with a lesser weapon?

+1 on that!

I have BAD stories about lesser weapons!

Be glad you live in Florida!

[paustin]

I am a police Sgt. in Northwest Florida. I don't think you have anything to worry about by carrying a monkey fist. The biggest thing law enforcement is concerned with are firearms. Outside of that you are pretty much free to carry whatever you like. I see people carrying 4+ inch blade folders, kubatons and all kinds of other stuff. Things might be different in south Florida, but I know I don't look at anything past firearms for the most part. I have made monkey fists for my friends who aren't cops and they carry them. I use marbles or steel ball bearings for the center of the ones I made.