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Scottish sword ban

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Politics & Debate
Once again, the Scottish executive has proved how reactionary it is by banning the sale of swords, to cut down on crime. Honestly, how many crimes are cimmited with swords, these days?
This legislation is only going to cause bother for genuine collectors, while the neds simply carry on as normal. Why could they not simply raise the age for buying swords (and knives) to 18 or even 21 and allow only licensed vendors to sell them?
Fortunately for me, re-enactment swords will not be covered by the ban.

Another issue is, what about boy scouts, divers, fishermen, etc who use knives legitimately and who will also find themselves inconvenienced by anti-knife legislation?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Fucked up! Was going to buy an antique sabre in Edinburgh next month. :no:

    To be honest, I have seen swords being pulled before, know a few people who own them for non-ornamental purposes and have heard of other incidents, so it's not that uncommon. Still, you can't ban everything which can be conceivably used as a weapon - this goes way too far.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    More proof that the Scottish Executive is a waste of space I think. It won't cut crime but then I suppose it gives the impression that the Scottish Executive is doing something rather than merely being a pointless expense.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    This is just the first part of the plan. The second part is to invade and conquer Scotland when they only have pitchforks and sharpened twigs to defend themselves, like Braveheart.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :lol: can you picture some guy in a ski mask trying to knock over a 7 Eleven with a sword?

    What a useless piece of legislation.
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    AllAmericanRageJunky wrote:
    :lol: can you picture some guy in a ski mask trying to knock over a 7 Eleven with a sword?

    What a useless piece of legislation.

    What are you on about? I often hold up my local Spar with my Claymore, it is a fine claymore, crafted with the best steel. Once a till worker would hand over the loot, so I took her head clean off!

    Haha!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Teh_Gerbil wrote:
    What are you on about? I often hold up my local Spar with my Claymore, it is a fine claymore, crafted with the best steel. Once a till worker would hand over the loot, so I took her head clean off!

    Haha!
    :lol:

    I'm just say'n, it's hard to take someone who's trying to look tough while holding a sword these days.

    big 'ol sword vs. a 40cal revolver... I think they settled that one in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    AllAmericanRageJunky wrote:
    :lol: can you picture some guy in a ski mask trying to knock over a 7 Eleven with a sword?

    No pictures of the attack, but there's an article

    Yes it's an overreaction, no different to the ban on handguns really.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Maybe they're afraid of a Sith invasion. The Sith, like the Jedi, can deflect bullets with their swords and so they'd be untouchable.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote:
    Maybe they're afraid of a Sith invasion. The Sith, like the Jedi, can deflect bullets with their swords and so they'd be untouchable.
    we joke now. But once we're all working in the Sith acid mines we'll be singing a different tune.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    This is just the executive showing more prejudice towards immortals. If they can't have a good sword fight and lop some heads off, we'll never get closer to the end of times.

    THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
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