Bruce in West Oz
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That's the headline from today's West Australian, 4 June, page 13.
The body of the article says:
State Parliament has passed legislation giving police power to stop and search people suspected of carrying items such as pepper sprays, knives, spray cans and felt-tipped pens.
The Weapons Bill, which began its life in the Upper House last August, bans concealable weapons such as butterfly knives, knuckle dusters, flick knives, blowguns and catapults.
The possession of a secondary category of weapons, including martial arts weapons, spearguns and replica firearms, will be banned unless carried for a legitimate reason. It also will become an offence to carry any other type of weapon, including items such as baseball bats, axes, boning knives and tomahawks, with the intent to injure, disable or threaten anyone.
All emphasis added. Spray cans and felt-tipped pens? Weapons? Graffiti tools maybe, but not weapons! And blowguns are concealable[/b] weapons??
I don't think so, Tim....
Some days, Lord, I need just a little more strength to get through.
B
Oh, and by-the-by -- that headline .......
I ask as an editor (but not a horseperson ), do you tighten a rein, or do you shorten a rein???
[This message has been edited by Bruce in West Oz (edited June 04, 1999).]
The body of the article says:
State Parliament has passed legislation giving police power to stop and search people suspected of carrying items such as pepper sprays, knives, spray cans and felt-tipped pens.
The Weapons Bill, which began its life in the Upper House last August, bans concealable weapons such as butterfly knives, knuckle dusters, flick knives, blowguns and catapults.
The possession of a secondary category of weapons, including martial arts weapons, spearguns and replica firearms, will be banned unless carried for a legitimate reason. It also will become an offence to carry any other type of weapon, including items such as baseball bats, axes, boning knives and tomahawks, with the intent to injure, disable or threaten anyone.
All emphasis added. Spray cans and felt-tipped pens? Weapons? Graffiti tools maybe, but not weapons! And blowguns are concealable[/b] weapons??
I don't think so, Tim....
Some days, Lord, I need just a little more strength to get through.
B
Oh, and by-the-by -- that headline .......
I ask as an editor (but not a horseperson ), do you tighten a rein, or do you shorten a rein???
[This message has been edited by Bruce in West Oz (edited June 04, 1999).]