New York Lawmakers Vote to Ban Sale of Machetes to Minors

[livingston]

New York Lawmakers Vote to Ban Sale of Machetes to Minors
The New York Senate has voted to ban the sale of machetes to minors.

The measure endorsed Wednesday would prohibit stores or individuals from selling the heavy blades to anyone under 18. Similar rules are now in effect for box cutters and utility knives.

The proposal is sponsored by Sen. Phil Boyle, a Long Island Republican. Boyle says machetes are used by criminal gangs responsible for violent crimes around the state and on Long Island.

The bill now heads to the Assembly for consideration.
A state law passed last year added machetes to a list of "dangerous or deadly" weapons that also includes daggers, razors and stilettos, making it a separate crime to possess a machete with the intent of using it in a crime.
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[misunderestimated]

Correct me if I am wrong but didn't they out law machetes last year?

http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/0...ation-to-outlaw-machetes-in-the-empire-state/

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/s3199/amendment/a

Are the politician that stupid that they are not aware of the laws they past last year?

its like a big circle jerk

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

"machetes are used by criminal gangs responsible for violent crimes around the state and on Long Island"

Aren't cars, cell phones, etc. used by these same gangs for criminal purposes as well? Are those going to be banned? Sounds like a gang problem and not a machete problem. This legislation will do nothing to change the problem.

 

[Bob]

Correct me if I am wrong but didn't they out law machetes last year?

They outlawed the illegal use of machetes last year, as well as the possession of machetes by those with a criminal record. Stupid, I know, but you have to read the bill and parse it a couple of times to figure out exactly what they did. It's convoluted as hell.

 

[tirwin1]

Glad to know our legislative betters have solved all the major problems in the state and have now focused on those pesky little problems like minors with machetes.

/sarcasm off

 

[kev74]

I bought my machete when I was 12. They're too late to stop me!!!

 

[Deplorable Me]

 

[prambo]

Soooooo, school me, there are few miscreants who use machetes who are 18 or older? Makes sense, in a leftist kind of way. Except this schmuck is a Republican.

NYS at its best - maximum stupid.

 

[Jezman]

Thank God there doing this I saw 11 gangs of minors running with them this week alone. Thanks to the lawmakers for staying on top of our needs and keeping these out of hardness minor criminal hands. They should make a law to keep us all safe from assault weapons too.

 

[Jmac00]

They outlawed the illegal use of machetes last year, as well as the possession of machetes by those with a criminal record. Stupid, I know, but you have to read the bill and parse it a couple of times to figure out exactly what they did. It's convoluted as hell.

standard New Yorkistan laws. Pass a law that is so convoluted, it's impossible to figure out. Sounds familiar??

 

[Deplorable Me]

I'm humored at the stupidity of NY gubbermint (again). When I was in high school (last century) we use to make our own snow knives (for camping) in high school metal shop. This was under the approved supervision of the shop teacher. The knives weren't of high temper but designed to cut snow blocks for our snow forts and ice for ice fishing. Any industrious individual with a piece of metal and a file, grinding wheel etc. could fabricate one. Ours were about 18" long. In prison I think they call projects like this shivs, my brother-in-law has helped confiscate a few in Attica.

The Albany asswipes fail to realize you can't legislate morality and treat career criminals like delicate snowflakes. Unfortunately the elected miscreants in Albany are nothing more than un-convicted white collar criminals making life soft for their violent distant cousins. The solution is to put all of them on a slow sinking barge in shark infested international water off the coast of Somalia with a trigger happy Russian anti-pirate patrol boat in the near vicinity.

 

[Phauxtoe]

its those Damn Roving gangs of Eagle scouts, post jamboree!

 

[Deplorable Me]

Y

They outlawed the illegal use of machetes last year, as well as the possession of machetes by those with a criminal record. Stupid, I know, but you have to read the bill and parse it a couple of times to figure out exactly what they did. It's convoluted as hell.

Yeaaaaaah! Background checks for machetes! Knife show loop hole.

(What happens when the criminals discover roofing hatchets at Home Depot?)

 

[prambo]

Y

Yeaaaaaah! Background checks for machetes! Knife show loop hole.

(What happens when the criminals discover roofing hatchets at Home Depot?)

Or these puppies -

 

[Robin]

 

[Uzi]

That's okay, I prefer my wakizashi and daito anyways.

 

[spat]

The founding fathers could never have envisioned modern sharp sticks when...

Oh nevermind, they've given up even the pretense of following the constitution.

 

[@thewheels]

"machetes are used by criminal gangs responsible for violent crimes around the state and on Long Island"

Aren't cars, cell phones, etc. used by these same gangs for criminal purposes as well? Are those going to be banned? Sounds like a gang problem and not a machete problem. This legislation will do nothing to change the problem.

Won't deal with the gangs because they are constituents.

 

[ProgSpear]

Or these puppies -

View attachment 14344

Awesome tool in general, but also great for last ditch defense if you find yourself on Guadacanal.
Friggin' progressives are such morons. There are thousands of these things for sale on the web.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Good news. Pretty soon, with more political wisdom, I'll feel comfortable leaving the confines of my house.

 

[DAFzipper]

Can I still order one online? Maby I will need ID to prove age. Is there FKL(federal knife license) holder I can ship one too? Next you will need a permit to own kitchen knives. Over due to exit this state.

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[holdover]

What about th e cleavers, I don't mean June and Ward

 

[spat]

Awesome tool in general, but also great for last ditch defense if you find yourself on Guadacanal.
Friggin' progressives are such morons. There are thousands of these things for sale on the web.

Available under every lawnmower too....

 

[holdover]

Not for long , once they find out it will be made with weed cutting Line

 

[ProgSpear]

Not for long , once they find out it will be made with weed cutting Line

Aww crap. Pretty soon they'll need to ban that and rakes, 'cause 2 chunks of rake handle and an 18" section of line become a garrote. Guitar strings and 2 chunks of rake handle become an "assault garrote". Gotta ban guitar strings, too.

I still maintain that progressives are friggin' morons.

 

[Bcs guy]

Hmm, I would rather have one of these.

 

[carpediem]

Thank God they are working diligently to keep us all safe! One never knows when the main character of a crappy B movie by the same name might attack!
Do something worth while up there in Smallbany for fucks sake! Damned sponges taking all our money and this is what we get? Seriously? Term limits now!

 

[Deplorable Me]

 

[Darth]

Like John Stossel says, and ESPECIALLY for NY, "Whenever someone tells you 'there ought to be a law', there probably 'ought not."

Words to live by.

 

[Acer-m14]

DO we have any in office that can write a bill to ban AIR!!! in NYC/ LI .. @Darth has tanks so he will be ok ..