To be fair it's weird in the USA where you might have states were open or concealed carry is completely legal but things like swords or knuckle-dusters are a crime to carry in public.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's because I want a gun to defend against urban youth with knuckle dusters.

[–] ComradePlatypus@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah I believe they were all banned related to various racial and national groups. Like knuckle dusters initially for Italians and now a perception around Black people. Nun chucks etc for the various Asian diasporas.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, all the kung-fu movie weapons - nunchucks, ninja stars, butterfly knives, were banned in the 80s because boomers saw some action movies and were like "woah a new way for me to be racist!"

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Which state is it where the only thing preventing you from open carrying a tank cannon is your ability to physically carry it?

[–] ComradePlatypus@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

I think a lot of them because most cannon are smooth bore and black powder which in many state aren't even considered a firearm. So yeah you could have a swivel gun from a ship under your trench coat.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Heavy ordnance in many jurisdictions isn't regulated differently than small arms in most states if you have teh right paperwork.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Legality of arms in the us is basically just "how white coded is this weapon?" The more strongly weapons are associated with minorities the less legal they are.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Also hair-pins, due to women stabbing creeps with them.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

If the US was serious about "preventing tyranny" with the second amendment, it would give everyone AAA or AT missiles and launchers