Editing Bat'leth (section)

=== United States ===
The legality of the bat'leth in the United States differs between states. In 2009, a small double bladed knife shaped like a bat'leth was used in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado, in two armed robberies.<ref name="7-11">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/pic-shows-man-robbing-stores-with-klingon-sword | title=Pic Shows Man Robbing Stores With Klingon Sword: Clerks Recognize Sword As 'Bat'leth' | date=2009-02-04 | access-date=2012-05-08 | publisher=ABC News, Denver | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001163409/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/pic-shows-man-robbing-stores-with-klingon-sword | archive-date=October 1, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Colorado Springs Police Department]] said that it was a deadly weapon.<ref name=gaz>{{cite web |last=Benzel |first=Lance |url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/store-47426-colorado-sword.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123223109/http://www.gazette.com/articles/store-47426-colorado-sword.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-23 |title=Where no Klingon has gone before |work=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=2009-02-04 |access-date=2012-05-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pascale |first=Anthony |url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/02/04/man-weilding-batleth-robs-2-colorado-7-11s/ |title=Man Wielding Bat'leth Robs 2 Colorado 7-11s UPDATE: Surveillance Cam Image |publisher=TrekMovie.com |date=2009-02-04 |access-date=2012-05-07}}</ref> The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] discovered and seized a bat'leth like weapon as part of a cache of weapons in connection with a $4 million [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] fraud investigation in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48108.html |title=Medicare fraud-busters' Star Trek turn |first=Brett |last=Coughlin |publisher=Politico.Com |date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=2012-05-07}}</ref>