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I see now that the UK is banning long knives. There is a grace period between now and the end of October I think. Owning knives with a long blade will be a criminal offense after the grace period. Too many knife crimes, so ban the weapons and only the criminals will then have knives. Short-bladed kitchen knives can also be used to kill people, so perhaps those will be next? Plastic Play Dough knives will be what UK residents will be left with.
I have read they are already banned in the UK if they are not being used for "sport", but I don't know if that is true. Maybe someone from the UK can fill us in.
And then “tire thumpers” after that? Granted, they’re used mostly by truckers but anyone with a car can have them to check tires and….?
I do not own any weapons, ( Other than my wife), but I Thought it funny maybe even illegal That this morning I received an email, For a DVD to build a Glock gun using a 3D printer. I hope it's for display and not a working gun. If it is a real gun A person could build an Is arsenal, That's dangerous.
Don’t bet money on it but my understanding is that guns made with a 3D printer are only good for a couple of rounds at a time. I would think that the barrel would get too hot and melt if one fired more than 1 or 2. That said, people have been using their 3D’s to print out smaller firearms like .22 / 2 barrel derringers for a while now.
Thought this was interesting in light of all the fuss about guns here and knives in Europe. If this is behind a paywall for you there are probably stories at other sources. This story is new. Could Massachusetts Switchblade Decision Impact 'Assault Weapon' Challenge? Massachusetts banned the possession of switchblades back in 1957, but that prohibition is now history thanks to a unanimous decision by the state's highest court. Earlier this week the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Commonwealth v. Canjura that switchblades are not "dangerous and unusual" weapons, and are therefore protected by the Second Amendment. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who proclaimed she would "step up enforcement" of the state's gun control laws in her 2022 campaign, was quick to decry the decision on social media, calling the ban a "commonsense safety measure". As the justices noted, while the Supreme Court's decisions in Heller, McDonald, and Bruen all dealt with firearms, the Second Amendment's protections extend to bearable arms of all kinds, including knives. And knives have been in common use for lawful purposes, including self-defense, far longer than Massachusetts has been a state. https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2024/08/30/massachusetts-switchblades-assault-weapon-n1226106
People do build working guns with 3D printers, but I don't think they last long. However, that might have to do with the quality of the printer used.
Many states had and some still have a law about carrying a pocketknife with a blade that is over 2.5” long. Anything longer is considered a concealed weapon and most switchblades fall into that category. By pure merit that most switchblades are or were stiletto shaped and way over 2.5” long which automatically made them illegal. Notably, I own several knives and some of the blades are indeed spring loaded or are flip blades which go from 2.5”-5” long. If there is a law about carrying around one of the longer blades in my pocket, I haven’t heard about it and most people in Alabama wouldn’t care even if there were. I once had a couple of cops in Vegas tell me that if a person tried to rob me and had a gun, they’re just having a bad day and chances are i’d live through it. Now, if a person has a knife and wants to rob you, pray because the guy is crazy and will probably use it.
Pens, pencils, and even sharpened wooden dowels make effective weapons among those who know how to use them. There are tactical pens that are very effective defensive weapons, especially for women, and a tactical walking stick has recently been introduced. Of course, sword canes and such have been around a long time. If you read documents form the 18th century and older, men were expected to be armed at all times if they were capable. There were no organized police forces at the time, so they had no one to draw lines around the body and gather evidence afterward as there are now.
There have been actual 2A actions against US gov't entities. I remember one where vets sat outside with rifles when a school was integrated to be sure the little black kids stayed safe. And now the battle of Athens was shown on youtube to me today. The Black Panthers are suggesting things about the answer to problems in Colorado, if the gov't doesn't take care of it.