Erin Palette wrote an excellent explanation of the anti-gunner’s favorite scaredy-word, “military-style”. The effort isn’t even limited to firearms — just trying carrying a sword or a sabre in Japan, England or many US states!
Perhaps the only firearms that don’t look like military…actually, I can’t think of a single exception. Even Olympic air guns share construction features with military air guns of the 18th century, and their pellets are made of scary lead. Even Airsoft “guns” — toys projecting harmless plastic pellets — are banned in many countries, such as China.
So anyone speaking of banning some subset of firearms only wants to rape your rights “a little”…an inch at a time. Don’t even try to negotiate with people are outright evil.
I’m pretty sure I can still buy sharpened blades in the UK, I have a number in my house including a nice warrior series Katana.
Now, if they’d ban the cheap 20 pound wall hangers that neds twat each other with I’d be quite happy 🙂
Oleg, with all respect, there are at least two incorrect statements in your post. First, airsoft guns are not banned in Israel, and second, Israel has never guaranteed any gun rights to its citizens (in fact, Israel does not have a constitution at all). Still, any Israeli citizen may apply for the handgun license and get an approval if there’s any “good cause” (e.g. that person is a resident of so-called “occupied territories”, or employed by a private security company).
Absolutely not true. Airsoft guns are banned in Israel, that is to say, if you are not a member of an established airsoft club, it is illegal to sell you an airsoft gun.
Additionally, under current regulations, the airsoft guns you do own must be kept at the club. You cannot own an airsoft gun and keep it in your home.
There is the official announcement from the relevant Israeli government ministry ordering the Airsoft clubs to collect said airsoft guns from their owners.
http://www.pirsum.gov.il/LAPAM/PublicAnnouncement/general/ekdachim.htm
I mis-remembered “restricted” as “banned”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_in_airsoft#Israel Fixed now. I also amended “buy” to “carry” for the sword entry for accuracy. Thank you for the fact-checking — I am not as good a writer as I think at 2am.
I am not as good a writer as I think at 2am.
& complaining about us staying up late……!:)
One of my relatives asked the other day “Who other than military needs a semi-automatic weapon?”. I replied that, first of all, military weapons are usually full auto. I then added:
There’s also an unintended consequence of banning “military guns” for civilians. It restricts the firearms available for military and police, and raises their price. One of the reasons our military gets a good deal on Berettas, and particularly on spare parts and magazines, is mass production to feed the larger civilian market. LEOs can select from a wide variety of handguns, either as individuals or agencies, because of that same huge civilian market.
It’s also true of ammo. The U.S. military is currently buying huge quantities of 5.56mm, 7.62mm, 9mm, etc. on a civilian market that wouldn’t exist if civilian use of “military” cartridges were banned.
And I just don’t see how the military would ever have thought of developing the .50 cal rifle, and all the new variants, without the civilians who back in the 1980s were just tinkering around with the BMG cartridge. Like your .338 Lapua.
Hell, every firearm I know is a military-type firearm, to include the Ruger MkII Bull-barrel .22LR target pistol. My battalion was issue the Rugers for pistol training.
Do my replica Roman Pilum and Hoplite spear count as military-type weapons too? How about the Katana? The Prussian cavalry saber?
How about rocks? Ref. David-Goliath.
Only with pebbles when assembled in an assault sling. For larger rocks you have to reference Cain, or any of a whole bunch of stonings.
Clever positioning of the magazine to hide his wild beard! 😉