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unlofl [Promoted Toot]replied to Solarbird :flag_cascadia: last edited by
@moira @jalefkowit @Taweret what?! Are there no machetes or any random large blades around?
US knife laws are dumb when you dig into it, but at least the courts don't take them very seriously without an actual alleged crime. You know, we just use them to manufacture parole violations to fuck certain people.
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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:replied to unlofl [Promoted Toot] last edited by
@unlofl @jalefkowit @Taweret There are but they're classified differently. It's about old Samurai class stuff as much (or more) as the utility as a weapon.
I knew they took it real seriously but I didn't have any kind of personal experience with it. Then I saw a video from another westerner in Japan where they discovered - buried and in bad condition - an old sword at their house's construction site. (1/2)
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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:replied to Solarbird :flag_cascadia: last edited by
@unlofl @jalefkowit @Taweret And the crew just _stopped_ and backed the fuck out of there. She was like "can't we just take it to the police?" and they were like "no! no no no! do NOT touch it. they have to come here and take it."
the police showed up and ended up questioning everybody for a while, including her, until they were satisfied it was an actual accidental find. Then they checked to see whether it had historical value, decided not, and had it destroyed. (I don't know how that part works at all.)
Anyway yeah that's what it's like in general as far as I can tell (having no personal experience) when a sword or gun _or round_ is involved. (2/2)
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unlofl [Promoted Toot]replied to Solarbird :flag_cascadia: last edited by
@moira @jalefkowit @Taweret meanwhile, the last time I was in an American airport, it was plastered with signs about "please for the love of fuck do not bring a gun on the plane by accident were begging you! Please double check you didn't forget about a random gun you left in your bag we know those things are just all over the place!"
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to unlofl [Promoted Toot] last edited by
@unlofl @moira @Taweret I still remember the ad I saw ten years ago for a handy plastic box to let you keep a pistol in the shower.
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