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 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] ComradePlatypus@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months ago

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