Posted on 05/16/2019 12:20:36 PM PDT by marktwain
Arizona has finally passed a repeal of its decade long ban on the possession of nunchakus. The ban was passed in the heyday of kung-fu movies. It stood as a monument to the power of the media to pass insanely stupid and intrusive legislation. Governor Ducy signed the bill on 10 May, 2019.
From an Arizona Citizens Defense League email:
On Friday, May 10, Governor Ducey signed SB 1291, repealing the decades old law that banned possession of nunchakus. We thank everyone who contacted on the Governor about SB 1291. You made a difference.
The nunchakus ban was so broadly written that in Arizona it is technically a Class 4 felony to be in possession of a jump rope (“two or more…. handles, connected by a rope….”). Arizona was one of only four states, along with California, Massachusetts, and New York, that banned nunchakus. In 2018, New York's ban was struck down in federal court as a violation of the Second Amendment.
The repeal of the nunchakus ban will go into effect 90 days after the current legislative session ends. The target for ending a legislative session is 100 days from the start. That date was Tuesday, April 23. Right now, the legislature is haggling over the state budget. We don't expect them to be finished anytime soon.
Dr. Kelli Ward, as an Arizona state Senator, had attempted to rid the state of the silly ban in 2015. She lost her bid to replace Senator John Kyle last year,
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It’s two sticks tied together with a piece of string.
Assault sticks
“PUT THE JUMP ROPE DOWN AND STEP OUT OF THE CAR!”
It’s always seemed to me unless you’re properly trained and practiced, you stand more of a chance injuring yourself than someone else.
Reasons to ban nunchucks:
1. People buy them for protection but having a set in your house actually greatly increases your chances of hitting yourself in the nuts with them.
2. Ghost sticks, no serial number and invisible to metal detectors.
3. You don’t need them to hunt deer.
Good for Arizona. These laws are unconstitutional. Outlawing two sticks tied together is ludicrous.
In Arizona, I can carry a 357 concealed without a license, but I cannot carry a blackjack (sap).
It’s hard to train and practice when it’s a felony to have them.
I preferred the flying guillotine, a cool device like a bucket with spring driven knives at the open end. Throw it to land over the target’s head, pull the lanyard after it landed and, WOP!, head severed from body. Funny, ISIS never used one . . .
Well I’m glad I can play my Wii.
It’s two sticks tied together with a piece of string.
= = =
My wife has those in her knitting bag.
...but don’t - do not - hit yourself in the head while farting around with one.
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