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Machetes cutting a wider swath of fear in U.S. communities
Scripps Howard News Service ^ | March 2, 2006 | By LISA HOFFMAN

Posted on 03/08/2006 7:52:54 AM PST by Travis McGee

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1 posted on 03/08/2006 7:52:57 AM PST by Travis McGee
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To: Travis McGee

Mexico is our friend.


2 posted on 03/08/2006 7:55:41 AM PST by isthisnickcool (Jack Bauer: "By the time I'm finished with you you're going to wish you felt this good again".)
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To: Ancesthntr; archy; Badray; B4Ranch; Blood of Tyrants; CodeToad; coloradan; Covenantor; ...
We must welcome the quaint social customs of our new "Gold Card Semi-Citizens."


3 posted on 03/08/2006 7:55:57 AM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: Travis McGee

Axes, chainsaws, butcher knives oh my!


4 posted on 03/08/2006 7:56:23 AM PST by The Red Zone
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To: Travis McGee
Never bring a machete to a gunfight.

(Somebody had to say it.)

5 posted on 03/08/2006 7:56:36 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
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To: Travis McGee

The MS-13 gang members are just misunderstood. They had bad childhoods. They were not breast fed. /sarcasm off


6 posted on 03/08/2006 7:56:49 AM PST by isthisnickcool (Jack Bauer: "By the time I'm finished with you you're going to wish you felt this good again".)
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To: Travis McGee
Hotel Rwanda comes to America.

Republic, Wash

Amazing. I would love to find out more about this one...

7 posted on 03/08/2006 7:56:55 AM PST by MarMema (Buy Danish, support freedom)
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To: Travis McGee

The article seems kinda alarmist, like the country's on the verge of a machete epidemic. Plently of things that can be used to hurt or kill a man are sitting in the average garage, or can be had for next to nothing.


8 posted on 03/08/2006 7:57:00 AM PST by Sax
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Just ban machetes, and our illegal alien problem will be solved. /sarc


9 posted on 03/08/2006 7:58:14 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Travis McGee
One jurisdiction that is wrestling with machete problem is Fairfax County, Va.

Note to fellow Virginians: Virginia is a "shall issue" State. BLOAT. Get in some trigger time at Blue Ridge Arsenal, the NRA range, etc. Glock-fu beats machete-fu.

10 posted on 03/08/2006 7:59:47 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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I have a machete in my garden tool shed. From my cold, dead hands........


11 posted on 03/08/2006 7:59:47 AM PST by Red Badger (And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
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To: Travis McGee
sombra negra norte!
12 posted on 03/08/2006 7:59:52 AM PST by vrwc0915
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To: Travis McGee
I grew up around them. And I don't think they are very intimidating.
13 posted on 03/08/2006 8:00:26 AM PST by JRochelle
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To: Travis McGee
I have a nice machete I got in the Philippines, but it is parked in preference to much more effective deterrents against machete wielding gangs.

Illegals repellents abound in many happy calibers, sizes and shapes. It is sometimes good to support diversity, of repellent tools.
14 posted on 03/08/2006 8:01:15 AM PST by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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To: Travis McGee

a machete is no match for a good kukri.


15 posted on 03/08/2006 8:01:42 AM PST by absolootezer0 ("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
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To: Travis McGee

About a year ago I needed to buy one of these to clear some brush. I was amazed that neither Lowe's or Home Depot carried them.

When a manager told me they were afraid of the liability, I asked when will they discontinue selling hammers and chainsaws?

Anyways, I found a smaller, local merchant to take my money.


16 posted on 03/08/2006 8:02:15 AM PST by proudpapa (of three.)
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To: Travis McGee
Just hacking off the fingers and toes that Americans don't want to.

L

18 posted on 03/08/2006 8:03:20 AM PST by Lurker (Cuz I got one hand in my pocket and the other one is slapping a hippy.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Never bring a machete to a gunfight.

(Somebody had to say it.)

Yeah, but it's a pretty sad indictment of our society when one seriously has to consider packing when going to see a movie, or to a mall, or whatever.

19 posted on 03/08/2006 8:04:19 AM PST by Fruitbat
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LOL...

Sort of! ; )


20 posted on 03/08/2006 8:04:57 AM PST by Fruitbat
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