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by john_strinlai 118 days ago
sorry, should say "carry", not "buy". most states have a maximum length you can carry (4-5.5 inches is common).

although, i would imagine at some length, it becomes a "sword" (even if marketed as a knife) and falls under some other "nanny"-ing. i have not googled that.
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mikestew 118 days ago
You still have an hour or two to edit your comment. Look in that line of text where you see your user name, click “Edit”.
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CamperBob2 118 days ago
As kevin_thibedeau points out elsewhere in the thread, he's not necessarily wrong. In many states and foreign countries it's illegal to carry a large knife in public without a reason and I'm sure purchases are restricted in some places as well. Most people are more or less OK with that, it seems, so there historically hasn't been a lot of pushback.

So, having been given the proverbial inch (or centimeter), those obsessed with banning potentially-dangerous tools are trying to take the next mile (or kilometer): https://theconversation.com/why-stopping-knife-crime-needs-t...

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Cyph0n 118 days ago
Doesn’t editing require a karma threshold?
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john_strinlai 118 days ago
it does not (thankfully!)
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mikestew 118 days ago
Apostrophe's don't have a karma threshold, either. ;-)
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