@vitalis I need a sword cane

same! been eyeing this one

@vitalis

Those have an interesting history. Among other things, they were classified along with automatic firearms in the #USA under the logic that they were inherently concealed weaponry.

@vitalis the shit this kind of ad would've inspired no wonder these things are banned in my country

@VictimOfSimony @vitalis in canada they're banned with the same law that bans nunchucks and switchblades you can flick open one-handed, TIL there was any attempt to control them in the US!

its honestly kind of a shame

idk i just think hat pins arent intense enough of a deterrent

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@zuki @vitalis reading the second amendment in a way that implies that women carrying weapon-optimized hat pins is mandatory

any country that bans nunchuck genuinely deserves to be ridiculed SO FUCKING HARD. whats next gonna ban karambits? and other curved blades too so linemen have to get like really large wire strippers cause they cant use their knives anymore?

its just stupid. nunchucks' are mostly just good at hurting yourself

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Neither country has a reasonable interpretation of the Sikh requirement that they carry a blade, either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhs

i wont lie being able to hit people with it is like 1/3 of the reasons i have the umbrella that i do

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@zuki @vitalis @VictimOfSimony had to check before boosting and damn you can't even have shuriken https://laws-lois.just...

I heard canada has pretty strict laws when it comes to carrying anything that could be used as a weapon 🤔

@vitalis @VictimOfSimony @zuki it's kinda complicated but it boils down to the judge's smell test of whether they could reasonably imagine someone walking around with it for reasons totally unconnected to its affordance as an implement of violence

@zuki @VictimOfSimony @vitalis hold on

i'm donig like 5 thngs at once and just string searched for "nunch" and didn't see the word "former" there

...this just goes to my old arguments against the way this law works...

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I brought up the Sikhs in particular because they are more heavily restricted in the pro-gun #USA than in #Canada and are actively persecuted by the teacher's unions.

@VictimOfSimony @zuki @vitalis @pwm i have more respect for the sikh religion than nearly any other theology so yeah that checks out :(

legit just oppression of a religious minority tbh

here in germany i think they can get away with it if the blade is short enough. theres like a max blade length of 10cm for fixed blades which might work depending on how the curve is measured

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the opression of mall ninjas knows no bounds. disgusting

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@zuki @vitalis @VictimOfSimony calling the human rights commission now

@VictimOfSimony @vitalis @zuki ok i'm pretty sure that's just "former" in the sense of the regulation having been enacted in the past and not being the most recent one, *whether or not* any subsequent regulation actually replaces it or just adds to it

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In the #USA there have been court cases about teens going through their rite of passage to be a man and being expected to carry a blade, and trying to sew dull postage-stamp-sized pieces of metal into the hem of their clothing as a way to adhere, but the school finding out and expelling them on principle.

curiously, I've never needed to leave my brain or my tongue behind when entering canada

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@lxo

Your profile doesn't display for me. What did you have for lunch?

what I had for lunch is not in my profile 😉

as usual on Thursdays, I went to my favorite restaurant, just before the choir rehearsal.

I had plenty of salads, rice, beans, eggplant lasagna, and blush some varieties of meat.
(so much for an OpenVegan 🙂

in Brazil, lunch is often the most substantial meal of the day.

how about you?

what about forks? a fork can be used with one hand!
screwdrivers, knitting needles, corkscrews... you name it.

@iron_bug @vitalis @apophis

I just want to point out that the Roman Catholics really did try to ban forks. 🍴

https://www.tastingtable.com/1096291/why-forks-were-once-considered-an-affront-to-god

@iron_bug @vitalis @VictimOfSimony @zuki context matters a lot

you're almost certainly looking at charges for assault or uttering threats on top of the weapons charge but any time you might get for them would probably be concurrent

@lxo

I enjoyed farva beans with a vinnegar-based cranberry reduction, and switched to a vulgar cheese dish fin dinner. Neither was substantial.

In the era of #AI we have to be vigilant. Adding profile pics makes you seem more human.

nod

wierdly, I do have a profile picture. you can see my profile at https://snac.lx.oliva.nom.br/lxo in case your fediverse instance or client didn't manage to fetch it for whatever reason.

I once got a screwdriver that disguised as a pen. it was great for traveling. I usually forget I have it in my backpack, and no airport security theater agent ever bothered me about it.

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@VictimOfSimony @iron_bug @vitalis that seems a lot less "ban" than just some guys trash talking...

@iron_bug @vitalis @VictimOfSimony @apophis @zuki What about my thick, powerful hands, that can be used as a weapon, or wield any kind of weapon?