Crazy....[Weapon banning in Australia]

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:04 am

Australia is banning <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/ ... ml">swords and crossbows</a>.

Discuss.

SS5_Majin_Bebi · Post by **SS5_Majin_Bebi** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:17 am

Fuckin bullshit. The fun of many is ruined by the foolishness of one. ONE. Jesus fucking christ. Well, its in Victoria, they are all fucked down there. The only place thats worse is fucking Tasmania.

And can't they just put "katanas" as opposed to "samurai swords", for fucks sake? "Samurai swords" sounds fucking stupid.

GebStar · Post by **GebStar** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:43 am

Makes you just want to go out and assault people with a 'Katana' and a crossbow just to piss them off.

*Leaves wielding Sword*

SS5_Majin_Bebi · Post by **SS5_Majin_Bebi** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:45 am

GebStar wrote:Makes you just want to go out and assault people with a 'Katana' and a crossbow just to piss them off.

*Leaves wielding Sword*

Good call.

*also leaves wielding katana (folded 200 times... sharp!

) and crossbow*

Wykith · Post by **Wykith** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:46 am

Like hell.

LightningCountX · Post by **LightningCountX** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:37 am

People are stupid....The ban swords and not guns, swords now a for collectors and some rich people that like fencing.....guns are for hommocidal manics

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:47 am

Actually, guns aren't easy to get in Australia nowadays. As I recall, you need a permit, a membership in a shooting club, and you have to register all your weapons. Handguns cannot be above the 9mm caliber range, and no full or semi-automatic long arms (including "plinking" guns like the Ruger 10/22, which is a .22 caliber target and varmint gun chambered - pretty weak stuff). I also recall that pump action shotguns have been banned, to boot.

Guns might as well be considered for collectors over there.

As for guns being for homocidal maniacs, I present <a href="http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News ... html">this man</a>. Sword attacks in England have gone up, too, relatively speaking.

By the way, this quote bothers me:

"It is about making them generally unavailable to those people who just want to carry them around, either for self- defence or to commit deliberately aggressive acts," he said.

What's wrong with self defense? Britain is against it, and so is Australia now?

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:29 pm

I think the issue is that self-defense does not generally have to include dismembering one's aggressor with a sword.

Plus, it is difficult to discern between somebody that wants a sword for self-defense and those who want to use them to kill people in supermarket rampages.

However, I do not necessarily fully support the British institution on this. Playing Devil's Advocate, you understand.

LightningCountX · Post by **LightningCountX** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:56 pm

Well, in self defense you shouldn't kill the other person in the process, just defend yourself, and keep em down while the cops come. although they do take forver....

Cardinal.jpg · Post by **Cardinal.jpg** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:19 pm

SS5_Majin_Bebi wrote:Fuckin bullshit. The fun of many is ruined by the foolishness of one. ONE. Jesus fucking christ. Well, its in Victoria, they are all fucked down there. The only place thats worse is fucking Tasmania.

Do you carry around these items? Are you feeling your freedom being imposed upon? How is the fun of many being removed? Granted they are all fucked in Victoria and Tasmania. If you want your freedom back go to the NT.

Remember how the fun of many drug users are removed because of the foolishness of a few who get into shit. These are dangerous items and if we ban one dangerous item we should ban them all.

What purpose does a Katana serve, now or ever, in society? But that of the function of bodily harm. A crossbow can be debated to be used as a hunting weapon but too bad for hunters. I feel safer knowing that no one can just walk into Micks Disposals and pick up a crossbow now.