Samurai Swords now banned

Run_to_da_hills · 02-09-2009 01:41AM

A hand full of isolated incidents the authorities here ban Samurai Swords yet the humble retractible Box cutter has been responsible for bringing down several planes, doesn't make sense..

K4t wrote: »

The Gardai should start carrying samurai swords.

For the lulz.

They don't need to they have already got pepper spray and Tazer guns. :eek:

jill_valentine · 02-09-2009 01:45AM

K4t wrote: »

The Gardai should start carrying samurai swords.

For the lulz.

THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!

Rhyme · 02-09-2009 01:46AM

Nothing but the finest Hanzo steel for Micko and his crew.

Overheal · 02-09-2009 01:47AM

banning guns didnt stop gun violence.

those dumbasses.

netwhizkid · 02-09-2009 01:48AM

Tbh, I think it is sunbeds that are causing all the crime in Ireland. Go gettem Mary.

Kazuma · 02-09-2009 01:50AM

Great, so I'm legally obliged to get rid of my (extremely blunt) ornamental samurai sword that has been sitting happily on the mantlepiece for 2+ years, while some mad ****ing farmers down the road can have shotguns :mad:

Fallen Buckshot · 02-09-2009 02:01AM

Wots a lollypop man doin knowin karate anyway ?

It wasn't me! · 02-09-2009 02:31AM

Just as banning handguns will not prevent crimes involving them (fundamental problem with criminals - they're not licensing their stuff), this will do nothing for knife crime. Be prepared to be fobbed off with the sack of **** excuse that it's to "prevent the development of a culture" of sword ownership. Cheers Dermo!

Overheal · 02-09-2009 02:37AM

Watch. They'll ban airsoft next. And Paintball.

Manic Moran · 02-09-2009 02:38AM

You will soon catch up with the UK, where cutlery cannot be sold to those under 18.

I'm sure the samauri swords will be banned. Logical arguments did absolutely nothing to deter the Minister from banning legally-held handguns.

NTM

jill_valentine · 02-09-2009 02:42AM

TBH, I can understand the British cutlery restrictions a lot sooner than I'd understand this. Britain has a unique native problem with knife crime culture among youths, but that's to do with a far wider problem of youth gangs.

I don't think Ireland has a fierce problem with bands of Ronin hassling peasants in the countryside or anything, so I can't see where this came from at all.

It wasn't me! · 02-09-2009 02:43AM

Overheal wrote: »

Watch. They'll ban airsoft next. And Paintball.

There are provisions governing both in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Airsoft got fairly well shafted. Paintball got something of an honourable mention, in that it was specifically exempted from the definition of practical or dynamic shooting within the auspices of the Act, which was being banned. (For those not in the know, paintball markers are legally firearms in Ireland. I know they are not in fact firearms, nor are air rifles or air pistols, but from a very legal standpoint, they are).

blackbetty69 · 02-09-2009 02:45AM

this ban isnt goin to stop me usin my samauri sword.. i use it all the time, choppin carrots, slicing bread, dealing with noisy neighbours.. can u just say u dont have one?

Yakult · 02-09-2009 02:47AM

...only in ireland.

Overheal · 02-09-2009 02:47AM

It wasn't me! wrote: »

There are provisions governing both in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Airsoft got fairly well shafted. Paintball got something of an honourable mention, in that it was specifically exempted from the definition of practical or dynamic shooting within the auspices of the Act, which was being banned. (For those not in the know, paintball markers are legally firearms in Ireland. I know they are not in fact firearms, nor are air rifles or air pistols, but from a very legal standpoint, they are).

which is why theyre on the way out.

I know youre sick of hearing the term Nanny State. But then we get Sunbeds and Samurais getting banned.

actually that might be a good name for an album.

KamiKazi · 02-09-2009 02:51AM

Last month Mr Ahern described a recent spate of knife attacks as 'very worrying', but he said the Government was working to try to raise awareness in an effort to reduce knife crime.

Didn't Mr. Ahern get fvcked out for being useless at his job?

Either way, I'm not suprised at this, the RSA have been making the same style of ads for ages.

TBH, I'm suprised its not a "He owns a samurai sword, she dies" campaign.

It wasn't me! · 02-09-2009 02:52AM

KamiKazi wrote: »

Didn't Mr. Ahern get fvcked out for being useless at his job?

Either way, I'm not suprised at this, the RSA have been making the same style of ads for ages.

TBH, I'm suprised its not a "He owns a samurai sword, she dies" campaign.

No. And if he does now, he's already done his damage. Time to lose him was about a year ago.

Overheal · 02-09-2009 03:01AM

i havent been following the plot: didnt Mister Ahern step down at some point, or found guilty of somethingsomething?

uprising · 02-09-2009 03:09AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4THj7lldQlg

MementoMori · 02-09-2009 03:22AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Ireland has a fierce problem with bands of Ronin hassling peasants in the countryside or anything

How cool would this be?

kumate_champ07 · 02-09-2009 03:27AM

Why hasnt baseball been banned in America?

MementoMori · 02-09-2009 03:28AM

I think it would be a step forward if they banned all other types of knives and the only form of cutting instrument available in the country were samurai swords.

No-one is ever going to be able to suddenly pull a samurai sword on someone from nowhere.

You're unlikely to be able to smuggle a samurai sword into a pub/club/other establisment.

If you see someone walking down the street with a samurai sword you can give them a wide berth which is much harder to do if someone has a concealed knife.

Also there would be the possibility of awesome samurai fights

brendansmith · 02-09-2009 03:29AM

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

Why hasnt baseball been banned in America?

Because they like it.

Overheal · 02-09-2009 03:35AM

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

Why hasnt baseball been banned in America?

Because we don't let our Nana's run the government.

flanum · 02-09-2009 03:45AM

MementoMori wrote: »

I think it would be a step forward if they banned all other types of knives and the only form of cutting instrument available in the country were samurai swords.

No-one is ever going to be able to suddenly pull a samurai sword on someone from nowhere.

You're unlikely to be able to smuggle a samurai sword into a pub/club/other establisment.

If you see someone walking down the street with a samurai sword you can give them a wide berth which is much harder to do if someone has a concealed knife.

Also there would be the possibility of awesome samurai fights

Reminds me of when i lived in Irael, EVERY Israeli citizen between age 17-24 was in the natioanal service and always by law had to carry their guns.. the lassies had their uzis and the lads mostly had the Galil strung over their shoulders. The first time it really stuck out to me was standing in a queue in a bank and i was the only one in the queue without a machine gun!!!

brendansmith · 02-09-2009 03:50AM

Overheal wrote: »

Because we don't let banana's run the government.

http://acmemercantile.com/catalog/images/bush_bananas_magnet.jpg

TPD · 02-09-2009 03:57AM

I'd have thought anyone twattish enough to attack somebody with a samurai sword wouldn't have been particular enough to get a decent quality one.

brendansmith · 02-09-2009 04:20AM

The Perfect Drug wrote: »

I'd have thought anyone twattish enough to attack somebody with a samurai sword wouldn't have been particular enough to get a decent quality one.

Fact of the matter is that a samurai sword will cut your guts out whether its Yoshimura accredited or not! :mad:

The Yoshimura mark of quality aint gonna mean nothing to a pissed up slag after her fella cause hes flopping his chop all over her mothers fancy white tableclothe purchased from marks n sparks later that week!:eek:

Kalashnikov_Kid · 02-09-2009 04:31AM

K4t wrote: »

The Gardai should start carrying samurai swords.

For the lulz.

Im afraid that could turn in to a tragic case of Darwinism in action :P

kumate_champ07 · 02-09-2009 04:35AM

brendansmith wrote: »

Because they like it.

Yes but they use a weapon to play it

Samurai Swords now banned

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