And the “stupidest bill so far” award goes to…

*Drum roll*…

Dave Albo (R-42)!

For his bill that would make having a concealed box cutter a Class 1 misdemeanor! Up to a year in jail or a $2,500 fine for a box cutter!

From the Richmond Sunlight: HB169: Concealed weapons; adds box cutters to list.:

Chief Patron
Del. Dave Albo (R-42)

Introduced
Summary

Concealed weapons; box cutters; penalty. Adds box cutters to the list of weapons that are prohibited from being carried concealed.

According to Albo, all of these weapons are equal (all images from Wikipedia):

Machete

Beretta 92FS

Stanley box cutter

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