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Stuart Mackey wrote:
More probably criminal life reverting to pre-firearms technology
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Sea Skimmer wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
More probably criminal life reverting to pre-firearms technology
"The Bloods have the best pikemen on the west side."
*snigger* :lol: :lol:
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Isn't this old news?
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Howedar wrote:I'd love a blanket ban on WorldNetDaily and Newsmax threads.
I agree.

Plus this topic has been overed before.
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Sea Skimmer wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
More probably criminal life reverting to pre-firearms technology
"The Bloods have the best pikemen on the west side."
lol :lol: I can just see them forming squares and doing drive-bys in house drawn chariots now.
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I'd totally cave and let them ban guns in the US if they'd make it legal to carry melee weapons openly. Hehehe.
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It is legal to carry melee weapons openly in Montana. I could take my Kukri (Ghurka to the uninitiated) and wear it on my belt and I would be perfectly legal. Then again I can walk the streets carrying an M-16 (preban and with a Class-3 liscence mind you) and would still be perfectly legal.
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That would be incredibly badass.
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I've got a sword in my house. The point is kinda pointy but other than that it's duller than W.
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I wish they'd allow people to carry swords outside here, but no...

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I have a question what the feck does banning swords have to do with Communists? or is it just me that thinks a Thread that goes Aussiecommunists ban swords that gets confused when well... Communism has nothing to do with the thread?
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Just the thread creator being somewhat alarmist and applying a slipperyslope fallacy.
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I had been wondering about that Commie angle in the thread title myself.

Anyway, it's legal to wear a sword in Atlanta as long as it's in plain view and the wearer does not remove it from its sheath. You can't legally run around with it out, but you can have your sword at your hip.

Not that anyone I know has actually tested this.
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AFAIK, in Canada, it is legal to openly display melee type weapons such as swords. If you enter a bar, you are required to hand over your weapons to either the door staff or the bartender.

If a cop feels that you are a (potential) disturber of the peace, he can confiscate your weapons, but must provide you with a receipt and you can claim your sword down at the station.
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