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17th December 2007, 02:49 PM
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Just yesterday the BBC had a story about a shooting at a school in Finland and the liberal gun laws in that country. Everyone owns a gun and yet gun violence is extremely low. The reporter was asking some official or other if the country shouldn't increase restrictions on gun ownership and the man told her straight up that no law can stop a person's intent to do harm. If the shooter had not had a gun, he would have used a knife or something else. The Finns understand how things work, they don't just pass idiotic laws so show face.
I don't understand why they target "samurai" swords specifically when any SLO can do the same damage  politicians 
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17th December 2007, 03:15 PM
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To prove the point, Washington DC has one of the strictest gun ownership
laws in the US. No private ownership of any type of gun (handgun or rifle, shotgun), yet it has one of the highest gun violence and gun murder rates in the US. I think the Finns have the right idea. rich |
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17th December 2007, 04:05 PM
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The two countries in the world with the highest %% of households having modern firearms, Israel and Switzerland, have the lowest firearm-connected crime rates.
But give them access to the China-made " Eximious Military Affairs Samurai Yatagans", and all the hell will break loose.... 
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17th December 2007, 04:36 PM
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I cannot say I am bothered about these swords but it is a ridiculous knee jerk reaction. They are not my taste and an it could be seen as an erosion of personal freedom for a certain level of UK citizen. It might be through one of these swords that a person gets interested in a much more like us.
One can cry about freedom all you like, generally we do not like guns and knives in the UK {sporting guns are an exception unless you carry one around town} If you are not stupid and are aware of the fear the inappropriate public display of weapons have here in the UK you will be okay. |
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17th December 2007, 04:45 PM
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Generally try to avoid 'politics' but cannot resist commenting on the relentless advance of stupidity in lawmaking. Obviously if someone is about to commit a crime there they will avoid using a Samurai sword, uh, because they're illegal?
I cannot help think of the thousands of crimes committed using cars.....gee I hope they dont outlaw them! What would the oil companies do!! Hmmmm. 
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17th December 2007, 05:05 PM
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I suppose they'll ban this new 'fangled' hedge trimmer ....as well
  HEDGE TRIMMER Here is the 'quality' katana wall hanger in use .. a deadly weapon ....... Oh ....I,m scared  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUUinBekDZI Here a 'seller' realises why these cheap swords are so dangerous... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzV6J3SQ8Qs Last edited by katana; 17th December 2007 at 05:54 PM. |
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17th December 2007, 05:50 PM
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Throw the Mary Poppins legislators out of Parliament .
Only reason these swords are going illegal is because someone attacked a British Politician with one .........
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18th December 2007, 03:53 AM
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