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Weapons ban softened to allow historical events (Mass. town bans knives over 2 1/2")
Boston Globe ^
| 3-27-2006
Posted on 03/28/2006 5:59:18 AM PST by Cagey
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To: Joe 6-pack
What about the underground market from Florida sellers...those who buy cheaply made concealable knives in bulk and sell to these people.
You know, in Florida there is the Knife Show Loophole and Floridians can stab innocent bystanders at will with the new 'Slash First, Ask Second' law...No duty to retreat turns Floridians in to insane hibachi chefs capable of slicing and dicing the public at the slightes provocation.
The horror, the horror....
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posted on
03/28/2006 7:02:19 AM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
To: Cagey
This is quite like the UK "Dangerous Weapons Act" and "The Knives Act". Get caught with anything pointy, not work related, or you are not at work, and you get a fine and jail term.
Good luck with that, subjects of Massachusetts.
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posted on
03/28/2006 7:03:59 AM PST
by
DBrow
To: little jeremiah
What about grapefruit spoons? They're pretty sharp.
With those serrated edges?! Good grief man! BAN THEM!
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posted on
03/28/2006 7:16:47 AM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: Cagey
I see they're keeping the "ass" in Mass.
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posted on
03/28/2006 7:23:15 AM PST
by
Rakkasan1
(Muslims pray to Allah, Allah prays to Chuck Norris.(one nation, under sharia))
To: SittinYonder
If they follow this line of "logic", then we should all be arrested right now. Or have our hands shackled together, you know what damage a fist can do?
And rolls of quarters!
To: Cagey
But your Honor! I reenact my commissioning every day!
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posted on
03/28/2006 12:27:50 PM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: Eagle Eye
What about the underground market from Florida sellers...those who buy cheaply made concealable knives in bulk and sell to these people. You know, in Florida there is the Knife Show Loophole Not to mention those 8 piece Wusthof kitchen knife sets they've got on sale for 50% off at the Palm Beach Gardens Bloomingdales!
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posted on
03/28/2006 12:52:49 PM PST
by
hedgie
To: Eagle Eye
What about the underground market from Florida sellers...those who buy cheaply made concealable knives in bulk and sell to these people. I read about that.
Don't they call I-95 the Ginsu Pipeline?
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posted on
03/28/2006 2:44:28 PM PST
by
George Smiley
(This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
To: George Smiley
Yeah, we also call it the Gerber Highway.
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posted on
03/28/2006 5:22:02 PM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
To: albertp; Allosaurs_r_us; Abram; AlexandriaDuke; Americanwolf; Annie03; Baby Bear; bassmaner; ...
notice in the story how the serfs are groveling at the feet of their masters in orgasmic bliss for being thrown a couple of bones.Are there any patriots left in massoftwos**ts?
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posted on
03/28/2006 5:29:33 PM PST
by
freepatriot32
(Holding you head high & voting Libertarian is better then holding your nose and voting republican)
To: Cagey
Boy, the criminals are sure to obey THIS new law, just like they obey all the other laws.
To: Eagle Eye
Last I looked, Gerbers didn't exactly qualify as "cheaply made".
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posted on
03/28/2006 5:40:57 PM PST
by
George Smiley
(This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
To: George Smiley
certainly not my combat folders!!
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posted on
03/28/2006 5:43:30 PM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
To: SittinYonder
Call the city of Lawrence and thank these government officials for allowing people to continue to use "weapons" in their re-enactments.My eternal gratitude will have to go unexpressed. It's hard to believe that the second most important state in the American Revolution is so utterly worthless. I work, but don't live and thus cannot vote here. You few patriots who still live in the Gay State, have my deepest sympathy.
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posted on
03/28/2006 5:56:50 PM PST
by
j_tull
(Remember, before rap came along, we thought disco sucked.)
To: Cagey
Does this include kitchen cutlery.
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posted on
03/28/2006 6:00:33 PM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
(The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
To: j_tull
You few patriots who still live in the Gay State, have my deepest sympathy
Don't feel bad for me - I'm in Georgia. Certainly Georgia is bad enough, but at least it's still Southern.
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posted on
03/28/2006 6:00:42 PM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: Fruitbat
"Chewing gum in class is still a mere scolding." WHAT!?!?!?! CHEWING GUM KILLED MY BABY! WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN!?!?!?!
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posted on
03/28/2006 9:08:13 PM PST
by
LibertarianInExile
(Freedom isn't free--no, there's a hefty f'in fee--and if you don't throw in your buck-o-5, who will?)
To: George Smiley
Those are probably Kendo swords. While the blades may be made of wood they can still be quite lethal.
L
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posted on
03/28/2006 9:13:18 PM PST
by
Lurker
(In God I trust. Everyone else shows me their hands.)
To: Lurker
Those are probably Kendo swords. While the blades may be made of wood they can still be quite lethal. Interesting conjecture, but I'd say no because:
1. My grandfather served in France in World War I, and trained troops in World War II, so he had no exposure to the Pacific theatre.
2. Unless kendo swords (which I think are two-handed) have a knuckle guard that extends all the way back to the pommel, these aren't.
3. My father specifically referred to them as "mock swords" (after websearching, I understand why you might think what you did). I don't recall whether they were meant to spare the dress sword the wear and tear of daily drill, or if they were made because of metal shortages in the early years of World War II.
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posted on
03/29/2006 4:58:04 AM PST
by
George Smiley
(This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
To: Lurker
I forgot one other thing.
They had "U.S." stamped on the knuckle guard.
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posted on
03/29/2006 5:03:51 AM PST
by
George Smiley
(This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
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