§ 58-21. Dangerous devices.

No person, other than any law enforcement officer or county security guard, in the course of his respective employment, shall have in his possession in any park (i) any dirk, bowie knife, switchblade knife, ballistic knife, razor, slingshot, spring stick, metal knucks, or blackjack; (ii) any flailing instrument consisting of two or more rigid parts connected in such a manner as to allow them to swing freely, which may be known as a nun chahka, nun chuck, nunchaku, shuriken, or fighting chain; (iii) any disc, of whatever configuration, having at least two points or pointed blades, which is designed to be thrown or propelled and which may be known as a throwing star or oriental dart; or (iv) any weapon of like kind as those enumerated in this section, except in areas designated and posted by the county as areas in which one or more of these devices are permitted for recreational use.

(Code 1988, § 9-21; Ord. No. O-10-11, § 1, 9-14-2010; Ord. No. O-11-31, § 1, 12-13-2011)

State Law reference— Carrying concealed weapons, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-308.

(Code 1988, § 9-21; Ord. No. O-10-11, § 1, 9-14-2010; Ord. No. O-11-31, § 1, 12-13-2011)

State law reference

Carrying concealed weapons, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-308.