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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ed White

Michigan court affirms ban on brass knuckles, says right to bear arms doesn't fit

Brass Knuckles Michigan - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A court says there is no constitutional right to possess brass knuckles in Michigan, a weapon typically associated with violent ambushes in dark alleys and banned in nearly two dozen states.

The Michigan Court of Appeals, in an 18-page opinion, declined to interfere with a 1931 law that carries a five-year prison term for simply having brass knuckles, also known as metallic knuckles.

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