(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Indiana Senate passed a bill last week that’s one of the more unusual pieces of legislation to win approval in the state’s legislature.
The bill allows anyone over the age of 12 to possess throwing stars — a sharp, metal weapon also known as ninja stars — for recreational purposes at certain businesses, so long as the company meets certain requirements.
“It actually came from a constituent who owns a putt-putt golf course called Miniature Golf,” Republican state Sen. Linda Rogers told CBS 4 in Indianapolis.
Rogers, of Granger, Ind., said throwing stars are legal in other states.
“Really, everyone that I spoke with said, ‘Hey, look, if we can throw axes, we can certainly throw throwing stars,” she said.
The bill passed the Indiana Senate on a vote of 48-1. Republican Sen. Mike Bohacek, of Michiana Shores, was the one no-vote.
Throwing stars were banned in 1985. One story said there was “a moral panic, fueled by dramatic slayings in martial arts movies and TV shows.”
The bill would make the violation of throwing star provisions a Class C misdemeanor.
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