Ban machetes?
City Councilor Chuck Turner notes the absence of sugar-cane fields in Boston and so proposes banning the giant knives.
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City Councilor Chuck Turner notes the absence of sugar-cane fields in Boston and so proposes banning the giant knives.
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In a related development
City Councilor Chuck Turner has also proposed a ban
on snow shovels....
PRO Machete
If they outlaw machetes, than only outlaws will have machetes. LOL, What needs to be done is the police have to actually police our streets. WTF are we paying them for. there is no cop presence in some neighborhoods around Boston.. the cops are more of a clean up crew these days. any clown with a bucket can do that...
Cops cannot be everywhere
If cops were everywhere people would complain that they were being too aggresive. Plus they can't be in every house and on every street in the city.
Cops are damned if they don't and damned if they do. I'm suprised anyone wants to be a cop these days.
Boston has an ordinance that
Um... so he wants to ban all machetes less than 2 inches long?
Already can't buy one
I tried to buy a machete the other day at Home Depot and they told me it's illegal to sell them in MA. I can't find the law link. But I gave my last machete away and I regret it. Machetes are the best for clearing brush.
So big bald bold guy is going to accomplish what? I already can't have a machete.
He's got you covered
Don't worry, you can still have one for clearing brush. Anyone who says it's illegal is probably confusing store policy with the law. Or just dumb. I'm more disappointed, because I still want to use my set of these.
Ah, there's your mistake
You should have tried Lowe's in Dedham instead - they're much more accommodating.
Too late
The hideous overgrown willow is already removed. I used a saw, loppers, shovel, and chainsaw. I missed the machete for trimming the suckers off the trunk, but the taproot proved to be the greatest obstacle.
Because a chainsaw is so much safer than a machete, I feel protected!
Next time I've got some brush to
murderremove, I'll go to Lowe's.Try Wal-Mart
$6.76 in the sporting goods section. The guy at Home Depot was full of crap...for now.
Here's what this looked like the last time it was proposed (the bill went nowhere):
from 2005:
And, there were fees involved? Shocking!
Amazon.com
[url=http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-5654737-5223329?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=machete&x=0&y=0]Plenty available there[/url]
Or...
They could pass a law banning MS-13 from the City. No wait, that would be racist.
for machete action...
Whoa Bruce
I am pro machete too! I think there must be better things to ban and better places to waste time...
I could give many examples but I think I won't...
he said: "I'm the man"
I had a dispute with a parking attendent at the Landmark center in the Kenmore area last August and he showed me a Machete and said quote:"I'm the man" - I pay $25.00 per week to park there and he was trying to hustle me into paying more.
This guy was probably from some country were Machetes are common place.
The man...
He threatened you with an illegal weapon. Did you call the cops?
What for?
So the cop could just put his hand out for his portion?
Riight
See, people with legitimate professions don't have to give the cops a share. You should try it!
sounds like
a politician...