Does it specifically mention lobbing scimitars?
So now, every rotten kid in Oz will go to practicing Sun Style and carrying canes. Then they'll outlaw canes, and gimps will be forced to crawl.
Eventually they will be banning butter knifes. Then only the crooks will have those also. They will be easy to spot too. They will be the ones with evenly buttered toast.
Lets not forget nail guns, staplers, hammers, pickaxes, scythes, and every variation of turkey carving apparatus. The Aussies have let their government turn them into a bunch of Tapioca eating sheep. You get what you pay for Matey.
OK, first of all, it's not the Australian government doing this (which is a Liberal/National Coalition government and is conservative in nature). Rather it's the government of one state - Victoria - which has a Labor government - a socialist government).
Secondly, since the Police Minister made these statements nearly four months ago, the position has changed quite substantially. Swords will be added to the prohibited weapons list in Victoria. However, this does not mean swords have been made illegal - the prohibited weapons list doesn't actually prohibit weapons, despite its name.
Basically the only effect this change is going to have in reality is that minors won't be able to buy such weapons, and some slight differences on how the law deals with people who misuse them, or use them to commit crimes.
One example - a few weeks ago a nutcase with a sword attacked two policemen in Melbourne. They shot him and he died.
Now, obviously, a police shooting, needs to be investigated.
If swords had been on the PW list, the investigation would be over by now. He attacked police with a weapon. He was shot. End of story.
Because swords are not on the list, they've had to prove that they were attacked with a weapon, before they can even use the defence that they were attacked with a weapon.
What the changes don't do, though, is ban swords or make swords illegal. It just makes it easier for them to be treated as weapons in law, when they are used as weapons.
There's a *lot* of 'weapons' on the list that are sold openly and openly possessed.
The Police Minister wanted to do more - but he failed.
It's pretty much a non-story being stirred up by some people.
Now *if* the Minister decides to start prosecuting people, then there would be a story. But I doubt he's going to. They don't prosecute people for carrying knives and they've been on the list about 15 years.
Actually this is from the state government of Victoria, and not the Australian federal government. Victoria is well known in Australia for its politics of warm inner glow (or liberal politics in American terms) - its capital and largest city, Melbourne, is a lot like Toronto and Montreal of Canada, and San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston rolled together.
Well there were these immortal guys who were chopping off each other's heads...
The bliss ninnies will be happy because something is being done about something they don't like in their neighborhoods.
The frog never seems to realize how hot the water is getting until it's practically boiling...
~ Blue Jays ~
Wow. I would be a felon in Australia. Guess I won't ever move there.
There is no way the Government is getting my LOTR Sting sword from me.
The Australian gooberment has just announced that it plans to add stones to the list of banned weapons. Those found in possession of stones will be sentenced to life in prison.
At the end, they're coming for our cars :o)
Does it specifically mention lobbing scimitars?
Next up: stone permits.
Government careers are boring and mindless. This leads to retarded mobsters gaining the numerical advantage. which brings on real stupid lawmaking. Just what do these idiots think is a legitimate reason other than self defense? Religion? So we all become Sikhs so we can carry swords? What military unit is Australia uses swords? Why does a collector have privilege over me?
They got to get the swords off the streets because of what, misuse by youth gangs. Outlaw the gangs you idiots.
Japan with one of the lowest murder rates holds the art of sword drawing in high esteem. Anyone can learn the art.
Something is wrong with parliamentary democracy worldwide. I think too many people have taken Plato too serious. The lawyer class has become his guardians. This is unlike early America where officials came from successful businessmen and farmers. Methinks America is head the same way as the Commonwealth's parliamentary democracies.
For some reason, I feel the need to ping you. :)
Technically, it's not a *bang but I couldn't find a *stab_list.
Well that's the answer:
No, if guns become illegal you CANNOT use swords.
I thought better of our Australian friends. Why do they elect these pukes?
Must be a lot of violent liberals over there. Gotta protect them from them selves.
It's back to spears then. And axes.
Man, Australia, I thought you were cool...
There was something about this a couple months ago. Smurf-search wouldn't find it of course. Is duelling illegal? A duelling society is a polite society.