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sorry, should say "carry", not "buy". most states have a maximum length you can carry (4-5.5 inches is common). although, i would imagine at some length, it be
by john_strinlai 8mo ago
sorry, should say "carry", not "buy". most states have a maximum length you can carry (4-5.5 inches is common).
although, i would imagine at some length, it becomes a "sword" (even if marketed as a knife) and falls under some other "nanny"-ing. i have not googled that.
- mikestew 8mo agoYou still have an hour or two to edit your comment. Look in that line of text where you see your user name, click “Edit”.
- CamperBob2 8mo agoAs kevin_thibedeau points out elsewhere in the thread, he's not necessarily wrong. In many states and foreign countries it's illegal to carry a large knife in public without a reason and I'm sure purchases are restricted in some places as well. Most people are more or less OK with that, it seems, so there historically hasn't been a lot of pushback. So, having been given the proverbial inch (or centimeter), those obsessed with banning potentially-dangerous tools are trying to take the next mile (or kilometer): https://theconversation.com/why-stopping-knife-crime-needs-to-start-in-the-kitchen-246258 https://theconversation.com/why-stopping-knife-crime-needs-t...
- Cyph0n 8mo agoDoesn’t editing require a karma threshold?
- john_strinlai 8mo agoit does not (thankfully!)
- mikestew 8mo agoApostrophe's don't have a karma threshold, either. ;-)