A Fashion Model Was Arrested Outside a Singles' Bar on Suspicion

Essay

A fashion model was arrested outside a singles' bar on suspicion of solicitation for prostitution.  She also had in her purse a taser.  A state statute prohibits the carrying on ones person of "any handgun, knife, switchblade, blackjack, brass knuckles, or other concealed weapon or implement of violence."  The solicitation charge was dropped, but she was convicted under the concealed weapons statute. She appeals the lower court's decision, arguing that the statute does not prohibit the carrying of a taser. How would you decide, and why?  What if instead she had a can of mace? Should she be convicted under the statute? Why or why not? Apply your precedent-stand by your decision and decide again! ​