Deadly weapon of the particular crime is inherently more dangerous. In some jurisdictions, a distinction is made between deadly weapons and destructive devices, such as explosives, incendiary or poison gas bombs, grenades, landmines, rockets, missiles, or similar devices, including the unassembled components from which such devices can be made. A deadly weapon "per se" is usually defined as a firearm and may include knives of a certain length (usually three inches or longer, depending on jurisdiction). Statutes list weapons such as switchblade, gravity knife, ballistic knife, stiletto, sword, dagger, blackjack, brass knuckles, nunchaku (fighting sticks), shuriken (throwing stars), among others. Any object
Allen Forte five installments of "", between 2009 and 2013. It was edited by Forte's former student David Carson Berry (FA72) and was titled "A Music-Theoretical Matrix: Essays in Honor of Allen Forte" (a title derived from Forte's 1961 monograph, "A Compositional Matrix"). It included twenty-two articles by Forte's former doctoral advisees, and three special features: a previously unpublished article by Forte, on Gershwin songs; a collection of tributes and reminiscences from forty-two of his former advisees; and an annotated register of his publications and advisees. Forte was married to the French-born pianist Madeleine (Hsu) Forte, emerita professor of piano at Boise