The tiered governments make it confusing...
I think younger people are being targeted at the moment.
Its truely sad when a man cannot even carry a basic tool because "someone" thinks that tool will be used as a weapon.
And I'm given to understand that self-defense is not a valid reason to carry a knife in Australia. Makes me glad I have the freedom to carry dang near whatever I want...
And it's even illegal to fight back.My old boss was attacked, silly two attackers.He beat one insensible in two punches, the second, he broke his leg.When the cops arrived,he was arrested and the muggers taken to hospital.In court, even the video footage from the shop front showed he was attacked.But he was charged with "using undue force to protect himself"An old guy ( in his 80s) and his wife were attacked, in their own home, by a couple of criminals.He shot and killed one.He was arrested and charged with murder.Only the public outcry stopped it from going through and he got off on a manslaughter charge.In Australia, it's tge criminals 2ho are protected and the victims ignored.I b3lieve it's because all of our politicians are criminals and they don't want to set a precedent.
Its a shame any SAK could be seen as a weapon. I am truly at a loss when it comes to such views.
This fixation that grubberments around the world have about pocketknives is truly disturbing.Guns, I understand.Machete and swords, likewise.But a tool used in 99.9 out of 100 cases as nothing more than a tool, is asinine rubbish, perpetrated by a witless knumbskull seat polishing public servant with a fear of everything normal..I would hazard that more people have been deliberately killed with a car, a screwdriver or even a hammer than have been killed with a pocketknife.
Its even illegal to carry a replica gun and wearing a bullet proof vest is a huge NO NO.
Punish and regulate behavior, not the objects themselves or harmless legal behavior with said objects.
why on Earth is wearing a bullet-proof vest illegal??!!
I mostly agree with your overall sentiment, but with this section you lose me. It's what ends up being the problem....you like pocket knives and multitools but nothing else so you're ok with applying the government rationale you decry to those things that you don't care about, such as guns and other "weapons". The vast majority of people with legal guns don't abuse them either. Punish and regulate behavior, not the objects themselves or harmless legal behavior with said objects.
While I personally believe civilians should be free to purchase and wear body armor if desired, I think the argument in favor of these laws boils down to the fact that bad guys wearing body armor are harder for good guys to kill than bad guys not wearing body armor.
The way it was explained to me is.You only wear body armorial if you intend to commit a crime.That's why John Howard the coward wore it when addressing the gun lobby.He was a corrupt, horrid little lying politician.It was howard the cowards policy the drove the last nail into the coffin of gun ownership in Australia.
It's probably the continual and ongoing indoctrination and grubberment propaganda that makes my uncomfortable with guns.But as you say, "It ain't the tool, it's the fool weikding it"Sorry if I have offended, it's unintentional.