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Any news on Peace Talks
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Dina on February 06, 2019, 06:59:18 AM ---Aw, that's awesome about the air guns. We had two deaths for them this Summer (they are legal). It seems excessive of course on the other things. I would have a lot of trouble :). I once had trouble on an airport because I had Swiss army knife in my backpack, I had completely forgotten about it as it is always there :P.
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My father used to have an air gun that shot very small pieces of lead and I do not think you could penetrate even a t shirt with it. But that was 40 years ago and their power was regulated by law. We were always careful with it anyway because it would hurt but the killings surprise me. Maybe they are just more powerful, if you do not put legal limits on them people want to have the most powerful ones available.
I do not even want my kitchen knifes too sharp, I do not trust them with my fingers.
wardenferry419:
--- Quote from: Dina on February 06, 2019, 06:59:18 AM ---Aw, that's awesome about the air guns. We had two deaths for them this Summer (they are legal). It seems excessive of course on the other things. I would have a lot of trouble :). I once had trouble on an airport because I had Swiss army knife in my backpack, I had completely forgotten about it as it is always there :P.
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In America, a swiss army knife at an airport would result in a body cavity search and the SWAT team.
Fcrate:
I understand if the ban was on PCP rifles, which are very powerful and can rechamber very fast. But it's excessive to have to go through background checks and pay an annual fee for a regular air rifle. Sure they're dangerous, but you'd need to hit an eye at a fairly short range to kill a human with most of them. A regular gun safety course should be enough. Those who want to kill someone will go for firearms.
Dina:
I think the killings here were two small children, I was surprised too. I didn't know the airguns could do that. That also reminds me a case my dad worked many, many years ago (he was a lawyer). He was doing what we call a "mediation", where the appointed lawyer sees the two sides of an demand and tries to reach an agreement among them, so they won't go to an actual trial. The problem was someone had used air gun and a child (maybe 7 yo) had sustained a small injury. My dad told me that they didn't reach an agreement because the child's dad was infuriated the air gun owner had not apologized. If he had done it, the parents probably had not even denounced it, but as he didn't apologized, they were going to a trial.
--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on February 06, 2019, 12:36:06 PM ---In America, a swiss army knife at an airport would result in a body cavity search and the SWAT team.
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Well, this was in America. South America. Buenos Aires (it was a local flight). I suppose I don't look dangerous. I always have a Swiss Army knife in the backpack or purse I take to work everyday, so I didn't realize it was still there when we travel.
morriswalters:
Well there are some takeaways from all this.
Obviously the various local authorities should be glad Harry doesn't fly. His force rings could blow out the cabin walls at altitude. And they are probably not on the list of things that they search for. Of course even without his blasting rod he can still cast enough fire to make a plane a smoking ruin. Which might ruin your travel plans. If the plane doesn't fall out of the air because its electronics are compromised.
Anybody who walks around with a 6 foot oak staff or a hockey stick deserves to be tired, not to mention the possibility of getting hung up in doorways if you choose to use a sling. It's why people don't carry hockey sticks or walking sticks randomly. I carry a steel cane, and have used it to break things. But it is capital H heavy.
And like a lot of other people Harry pays just as much attention to the law as he wants to. Commonly committing various felonies, top among them, carrying a concealed deadly weapon in the form a a large caliber handgun.
@Dina
Getting hassled for carrying a Swiss Army Knife through baggage screening is one of the prices we all pay for all the little unconscious habits we all have. Mine is the tendency to leave my keys in the car and locking the door. And then paying a locksmith to open it.
@Arjan
If cooking shows are to be believed your dull knives are more dangerous than your sharp knives. It seems counter intuitive.
@Fcrate
I've never understood BB Guns or any other air guns. They're either too much or too little. However I do understand the mindset that bans miniature baseball bats.
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