Beantown, aka Boston To Restrict Knife Sales,...and Pointy Things Next

[twyacht]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/boston-set-to-restrict-knife-sales/

Boston Set to Restrict Knife Sales

    Posted on September 7, 2011 at 10:59am by Buck Sexton Buck Sexton

Legally buying a handgun in Boston is already impossible for most citizens, but soon it may become much harder to purchase even a pocketknife in Beantown.

Yes, some Boston politicians believe that if you make it harder to buy something with a sharp edge, there will be fewer stabbings. Apparently, Boston has had 1300 such attacks over the past two years.

The Boston City Council will meet tomorrow to vote on the ordinance, which would require a licensing process for the sale of knives. Boston already dictates the type of knives that can be sold, but this new legislation would allow the state to continuously keeps its hands on anyone who sells everything from Swiss Army Knives to machetes.

It is unclear if sale of chef’s knives, which often have 8-inch-long, razor sharp blades, will be covered by the new regulations, but the impact on fine dining around Beacon Hill could be severe.

Even without this legislation, Boston is far from a 2nd Amendment haven.

Current Massachusetts law bans all sorts of weapons and imposes draconian prison terms for their possession. Many knives such as switchblades are illegal outright. You need a license to carry pepper spray.  One could guess this has made the city much safer from rogue female joggers.

For the aspiring ninjas out there, be forewarned: Massachusetts has already banned nunchakus, Kung Fu Sticks, and throwing stars, punishable by no less than two-and-a-half years in prison.

The lengthy sentences under Boston extend to firearms as well. Have a sawed-off shotgun? Or an automatic weapon? You could get life in prison.


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Williams and Sonoma, Macy's, and other dept. stores that sell chef's knife sets will what,.....get an exemption? Or will you have to take a chef's knife safety course and get a permit?

Lots of sharp #2 Phillips Head screwdrivers too......the #3"s??? Even worse....

Really?

How about a #2 Ticonderoga LEAD pencil.., or an 8" long gutter spike to mount gutters..... The horror!!!!!!

[tombogan03884]

And it's been working sooo well, they've only had 3 shootings in the last 2 days.

[twyacht]

And it's been working sooo well, they've only had 3 shootings in the last 2 days.

Just like NYC,....Multiple (like 70), shootings over Labor Day Weekend...

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Labor-Day-Violence-New-York-City-shootings-129268118.html

Bloomberg, of course, cries for tighter gun control measures...because they also work so well...

[tombogan03884]

The black neighborhoods of "Greater Boston", Mattapan, Roxbury, Dorchester, average about 1 shooting a day.
Good thing they restrict guns, otherwise there might be blood in the streets.

[kmitch200]

For the aspiring ninjas out there, be forewarned: Massachusetts has already banned nunchakus, Kung Fu Sticks, and throwing stars, punishable by no less than two-and-a-half years in prison.

Is that like a walking stick but Ninjafied?  I don't even know what it is but I want one now. Might even be better than a dog for guarding the house!  
The idiocy of politicians never seems to hit the bottom of the barrel.

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[tombogan03884]

For the aspiring ninjas out there, be forewarned: Massachusetts has already banned nunchakus, Kung Fu Sticks, and throwing stars, punishable by no less than two-and-a-half years in prison.

Is that like a walking stick but Ninjafied?  I don't even know what it is but I want one now. Might even be better than a dog for guarding the house! 
The idiocy of politicians never seems to hit the bottom of the barrel.

One reason for the high number of shootings may be because you only get 1 year for a gun.

[Timothy]

I lived in MA for 15 years.  During that time, I never went into Boston.  Actually, I've not been past the 128 loop but three times in 29 years.

One was a double header at Fenway in 1984, Tigers went on to win the World Series that year, once when a flight out of Providence was canceled and they ferried me to Logan and once for a home show on the wharf somewhere.

I'll never, ever, ever, ever set foot in that cesspool again!

[r_w]

If only someone would have had a knife   

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/02/by_globe_staff_44.html

[BAC]

Sounds like Boston is on the London plan.