Ridiculous Weapon Laws From Ireland

Taking a look at some legislature from Ireland concerning offensive weapons. Some very bizarre stuff on here.

[@Qxir]

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[@killitgaming6177]

Is Ireland know what shurik'n are used for cuz it koala storical Achilles are used as more of a distraction love them minimal damage to the body most cases

[@nathanielsmale826]

Don't forget to make tales of the bottle.... It's what your channel is based on after all

[@dirtydan179]

but you can buy a handgun when you're 16 so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Also any boyo who wants a machete can get their hands on a a lawnmower blade The same for shurikens, they'll get a strimmer blade

[@elivandrisse]

I got the 1st like on this comment so now you have to like and heart my comment!

[@ethanramos4441]

Qxir Can you another tales from the bottle this time a story about a tank that went on a rampage on the streets of San Diego

[@johndough8413]

They basically banned ninjas.

[@johndanes2294]

John Dough Damn those Irish ninjas!

[@Qxir]

Never forget

[@gabe5499]

Cultural discrimination

[@ShadyDoesContent]

Gabe Hey They tried to ban the Chinese.

[@valrina]

Dem stuped ninjas be stealing me gold.

[@bremnersghost948]

Laws created to stop Ninja's and MI 6 from stealing all the Guiness

[@stablernose7203]

Gods Skypig1 We will take the Guinness one way or another.

[@ericsalls2971]

Bremner's Ghost i just moved to pendleton oregon..i had to special order Guinness from the dist..wtf? but it was cheaper. hahaha

[@ethanmarks8960]

I R A O P E N U P.

[@vids2002]

@@ericsalls2971 That is crazy but at least you got it cheaper lol

[@harrietr.5073]

greatest country will do anything for the irish

[@iceberg227]

Meanwhile in America, I had almost every one of those as toys when I was kid.

[@JamieBainbridge]

"toys" 🇺🇲🦅🍔🥤

[@heroinboblivesagain5478]

@@cowmath77 Sure, we need a way better education system, and our healthcare system is messed up. But my arms? Come and take them :)

[@tristanphillips8937]

@@cowmath77 wow what a great way to put us all under an easy to understand (for a small minded person like you) umbrella. I’m very strongly pro gun, make custom knives, and of course republican. Yet I have LGBTQ+ friends who I treat as normal people lmao and do support a lot of progressive policy. I’m not gonna say anymore because I’m busy but yeah fuck off:)

[@tristanphillips8937]

@@heroinboblivesagain5478 agreed👍

[@evanbyrne7020]

@@tristanphillips8937 He's not wrong though. The cognitive dissonance happening in your response is astounding.

[@indicus9075]

Although the potato plague is common knowledge not much is written about the ninja plague of the 90s

[@VivAtreyu]

That could be a good subject for a video. A nice tie-in to this vid as well.

[@_catzee]

Wait that's a real thing? It doesn't sound like it, but what do I know? In either case I'm the stupid one so what does it matter.

[@jackryan2612]

@@_catzee yeah it was actually a serious problem in Ireland. A lot of young scumbags managed to get hold of nunchuks, throwing stars and the like and there were even some gangs of "ninja lads"

[@_catzee]

@@jackryan2612 That's bizarre, but interesting, huh. Lowkey funny, too. Thanks for the context because I guess I didn't feel like researching it at the time lol.

[@emmanuelgoldstein2558]

Weird... I literally just left a comment using the phrase "ninja plague". I can't have anything, I guess lol.

[@purmhy]

I think the lads in the Dáil were watching a bit too much *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* in the 90's.

[@badmandeego]

This is literally what happened

[@hierkonnteihrewerbungstehe5960]

In Germany ninja stars are also illegal xD hilarious weapons

[@cpldalton5966]

Don’t you mean teenage mutant HERO turtles? They changed the name in Ireland in the 80s/90s

[@rawn9234]

They went on a 80s action movie binge

[@carlosesteban5601]

Me trying to defend myself in a home invasion with my chain sickle: you picked the wrong house fool. --> Immediatly sickle myself in the back of the head after one swing. The robber laughs and leaves.

[@rawn9234]

Takes a picture

[@eeee3029]

After I hit the intruder with less then half of the intended energy, the Nun Chuck came back at me, broke my elbow, and next thing I know the intruder is laughing his ass off as he's stealing my T.V

[@logosrisingbear]

Couple pieces of 3/4" black iron pipe goes a long way....assuming you can acquire 12g shotgun shells

[@carlosesteban5601]

@@logosrisingbear gotta need a license for that

[@logosrisingbear]

@@carlosesteban5601 Damn for shotgun shells ? What country do you live ?

[@dogphlap6749]

I'd never heard of a Slash Hook so I Googled the term. The top item to come up was: 'Slash Hooks On Sale at Best Prices in Ireland - Shop Now' I live thousands of miles from Ireland, I guess that kind of backs up your take on them.

[@timtris44]

I have a corn knife but I live in Iowa it’s a state in the USA and they are kind of crap the way you use it is to pull towards yourself and I don’t find a use for them but Irish people are like we don’t have corn so people it is

[@ErgonBill]

Common farm implement in the day used for slashing blackberries, gorse etc.

[@SxTxferlife]

Holy moly same result for me lol and I'm in California USA

[@nobodynoone2500]

I found similar as "billhook" or a "brush axe" around the world. The naming just seems different.

[@TheSourKraut]

And violent crime never happened again in Ireland. Ever.

[@alexanderstrickland9036]

I sure wish they’d make car bombs illegal

[@huroalzonikos2683]

BREAKING NEWS: This week in Ireland, a man gets slashed with a slash hook at a pub. No charges have been pressed, but a man owning a machete for hiking and tactical gloves to protect his hands has been sentenced to death for his heinous crimes against humanity.

[@BreadAccountant]

As we all know laws that protect citizens from wrongdoers are only allowed to be passed if they prevent every single crime

[@torchofkck4989]

@@alexanderstrickland9036 , LMMFAO Regulating vs outlawing I imagine that Ireland has an equivalent to the US's BATF... Get your explosives handling license, submit plans for destructive device, pay about 5 years of Income for processing fees, tax stamps, & Serial Number. In the mean time, go through all the investigations... uhh... I mean background checks. Be declined & loose all your money. PS, don't make reservations for the future. Unless, your paperwork finds its way into the hands of a disgruntled fed, or one that's devious enough to arrest you for unlawful use of it. Just because you may obtain such things, doesn't guarantee that you can use it without authorization. Could you imagine the cost of a storage magazine that one would have to properly secure it in.... But, that would be if it was regulated & not illegal.

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

This post was made by Protestant and Catholic gangs

[@malicant123]

I've always carried a swiss army knife (usually a cadet). Years ago, I was on a date with a lady and I accidentally dropped it out of my pocket whilst looking for keys. Her eyes went wide, and she told me after the date (by text) that she didn't want to see me again and that I should "seek help". This, to me, perfectly illustrates the attitude of the typical Irish person. The people here are utterly indoctrinated to think that anything with a sharp edge is a "weapon".

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

Legally speaking if you pick up a stick or anything really and declare you posess it for the purpose of self defense that's automatically posession with intent to cause harm and you can be arrested and charged.

[@Maki-00]

In the U.S. when I was in high school, girls were not allowed to have metal fingernail files because they could be used as weapons. Well, if you really wanted to hurt someone, I think you could do just fine by stabbing then in the eye with a pencil!

[@danichicago9140]

Meanwhile my wife just left on her jog with a 9mm 2 extra mags a ring dagger and a doberman. Crazy how 100 year separation of culture changes things. My gran was a fierce woman indifferent to whatever implement need be employed. Sad to hear what has happened

[@isabellind1292]

That's funny! Meanwhile she probably carried pepper spray on her keychain which serves only ONE purpose while your tool served 141 other purposes, lol!

[@samnicholson5051]

What? I'm Irish and and lots of people I know including myself carry around a swiss army knife all the time and I've never met anyone who cares. Most people assume (usually correctly) that you're just using it as a portable bottle opener or nail clipper and not as a weapon.

[@THopkins44]

My grandpa was born in Ireland and always said “if they had it their way we’d still be throwing fuckin rocks at one another” never understood as a kid lol

[@antseanbheanbocht4993]

I wonder when he was born, under the British (pre 1922) or the New Irish free state (Post 1922) ?

[@THopkins44]

@@antseanbheanbocht4993 I’m not sure, he passed before I was born, so I’ll have to ask my mom I think he was born in 1928-1930 or so

[@nobodynoone2500]

Kinda like palastinian children?

[@meyes1098]

Throwing rocks at one another would be better, less lethal and more chance for the victim to escape. How would that NOT be a good thing?

[@korosuke1788]

@@meyes1098 That's the joke, yes.

[@iboganaut1577]

the 90s were an eventful time in irish history

[@mikeymikey4186]

iboganaut Yukuri!

[@thefuck7175]

The irish were fucken crazy in the 90s umbrela swords and shit

[@iboganaut1577]

Mieszko Zdun lmao

[@Torodes23]

banzai

[@Rosa-xk1xs]

Shnorpel clearly you don’t know irish history

[@stevenclubb7718]

As someone who lived through the ninja craze of the 80s, I think the concern over throwing stars and other martial arts weapons revolved around what inevitably happened three seconds after a stupid kid picked one up... that he attempted to use it in an futile attempt to be cool and almost injured himself or others. I don't think anyone was concerned about ninja gangs roaming the streets, it was just that these weapons were like catnip for stupid kids.

[@wesleychandler6754]

Know what's quicker than a switch blade to be "stab ready"? A fixed blade.

[@cozycowboy]

It’s a lot harder to hide a fixed blade

[@an-2253]

@@cozycowboy I'm sure that's the basis of all the ristrictons

[@drewdickerson8638]

fucking brilliant and soo obvious at the same time!

[@_formallyhappy]

Try Emerson knives, they're folding knives that open as you pull them out of your pocket😁

[@moocyfarus8549]

Spoken like someone who's never fought with a weapon....... and definitely never seen anyone gutted by a switchblade. Appreciate your innocence don't flaunt it as arrogance

[@Alfredo_413]

"Hey John. Wanna go on a killing spree with machetes and scythe nunchucks?" "Well I'd love to, but heard that machetes and sythe nunchucks were made illegal and I don't really wanna risk getting in any trouble for using illegal weapons.

[@sandshark2]

tea drinker well i mean in gun free zones its really easy to tell whos dangerous when theyre the only one with a gun

[@sandshark2]

Shawn Gunnison of course, but once you start popping rounds in the gun free zone and the police show up, the shooter is easily identifiable because they’d be the only one with the gun. They could conceal once the police get there, but there’d be witnesses who know who’s who, and if there are none, there’s the only guy alive. However if everyone had a gun, it’s much harder to tell. Now whenever anyone pulls a gun they could get shot by the open carriers, but some could miss and others could be idiots, and now it’s just a full on gunfight. There’s pros and cons to both sides

[@kbto]

Same with guns “hey john do you want to go commit mass murder with this assault rifle and pistol that I illegally obtained” “Sure would, sadly the area you want to shoot up is a no gun zone”

[@kdawg0023]

@@sandshark2 "...if there are none (witnesses), than he's the only guy alive...." And with that, you shot your own argument in the foot. A whole crowd of people, lost, because they were denied the right to the means to defend themselves. But, i guess it's okay because guns are bad. "There are pros and cons to both sides." Cope harder.

[@sandshark2]

kDawg 00 but no witnesses isn’t mutually exclusive to a no gun zone. If everyone had a gun, you bet your ass it’d turn into a firefight with other casualties from missed shots. I was simply providing another perspective. I wish you’d be smarter to not get offended when your views are challenged, snowflake.

[@donner5383]

We will never forget the ninja epidemic of 1991 in Ireland

[@tatemantis9293]

7:28 They banned the Death Star? Who’s going to tell Darth Vader?

[@nothinghere.6050]

Death Star: *See's Ireland* Exterminate! Ireland: No, your forbidden. Death star: oh :c

[@comettamer]

"Your lack of legality for this displeases me" *force choke*

[@HaloisTight]

@@nothinghere.6050 Death Star wouldn't say oh and frown, Death Star would ignore Ireland and blow it up anyways.

[@jaighter]

the deathstar would blow up the uk.

[@alexplatt3972]

Ok ninja weapons, Ireland, nineties, background. As far as I remember (being ancient ) there were a lot of martial arts shops importing cheap ninja tools from China. Some kid bought a sharp thing and hurt another kid. The papers blew it up (another slow news week in Ireland ) middle Ireland panicked as usual, so the government at the time responded with a huge backlash and banned everything sharp. Similar to the more recent Headshop panic and ineffective backlash. Oh Ireland 😃!!

[@Qxir]

I'm old enough to remember the headshops at least lol

[@Redd_Nebula]

Qxir headshops?....wtf is a headshop?

[@alexplatt3972]

Hi, a "Headshop " is a store selling legal highs (drugs that aren't illegal. ...yet ) and pipes and bongs and so on. 😄

[@S2Tubes]

Yes, that's exactly what it was. All the Japanese weapons were stupid kids hurting each other, or more commonly, themselves. The other bans are on things that are easily concealable, which makes people more likely to be attacked without warning. It's debatable how often these things happened, or whether the bans had any effect, but that is why they were implemented.

[@itsall_legal]

Not the head shops?!?!? Now where will all of the jobless drug addicted ninhas get their bongs?

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

Ireland: bans ‘death stars’ Lord Vader: WTF?!

[@God8-O]

Just get rid of springs

[@Qxir]

Assault springs

[@Dermetsu]

God has spoken.

[@johnnygreenface4195]

@@Qxir full semi-automatic assult springs

[@cptcool-__-7501]

Wa

[@goose607]

Why that’s what makes a good knife a fun knife

[@vaethe]

Blowgun, “human breath” me an intellectual who has duct taped a dog to a blowgun so it fires when I squeeze it

[@commandercody2980]

A god?

[@belyndafulford1242]

Yeah what is a god?

[@commandercody2980]

@@belyndafulford1242 Michael J. Caboose

[@Delicious_J]

Should've taped it over the other end and fed it beans

[@AM-ce4of]

*attaches blowgun to a bagpipe and wanders the streets of Dublin blaring Amhrán na bhFiann and darting unsuspecting drunks* Checkmate, Ireland.

[@MultiAlantube]

I'm American, and I DEFINITELY want a slash hook now 😂

[@davidd.9200]

Bush axe.

[@Cannabinova]

Sling Blade

[@coppertones7093]

“shirukens are edgy fidget spinners” -qxir

[@matt_pass]

one time I went to Bulgaria and there was a "souvenir" shop filled with knifes such as karambits, knuckle-dusters with blades strapped to each finger and shurikens, perfect souvenirs to try to sneak through the border and get detained

[@trulyinfamous]

A machete is quite possibly my most used tool, right up there with a pruning saw and a hatchet. I don't think I could clear nearly as much material if I didn't have one. I bet plenty of old farmers in Ireland still have them, they are super useful. It honestly seems like the one of the most unfitting of all banned items on that list.

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

Almost everything in the list seems unfitting to ban, like what kind of person is going to use a belt buckle knife unless they felt like they truly needed it? I know I wouldn't, even criminals likely don't use it for that matter.

[@manfromnantucket9544]

Don't you know Naruto is set in early 90s feudal Ireland? I for one completely agree with this list.

[@killian9314]

uzumaki, the most irish last name after guiness and o'malley

[@noyou9847]

Gotta love living in Texas, a few years ago we passed a law stating we could Open Carry longswords an shit now

[@davidlewis3867]

Casen Connell Here in Alabama, you can wear any length blade as open carry. Machetes, buck knives. *God Bless America*

[@fartmerchant762]

And no emmisions test, it beats living in commiefornia that's for sure

[@bigusboimusnibbamjoestar3234]

Kermit the commie is my goddie.

[@dustyfella]

You can legally carry *LONGSWORDS* around in Texas?

[@fartmerchant762]

Lizard Boi you sure can, the law specifically allows any blades over 5.5 inches (14cm) to be open carried in most places besides schools, sporting events, hospitals, bars, churches ect. This law isn't too crazy considering half the population of Texas owns guns, including all my relatives in Texas and Wisconsin

[@SilhyGames]

Qxir in every other video: "This story takes place in America. You know, that one place where all kinds of crazy things happen and people run wild." Qxir in this video: "Anyways, coming to you from the Slash-Hook Murder Capital of the World, Ireland..."

[@12201185234]

We have the same kind of stupid laws here in California. They were put in place around the same time. I think it has to do with the "Satanic Panic" and people flipping out over edgy teenagers.... At least we can have machetes here though.

[@beff5058]

Broadblades are way too useful a tool for level-headed people to accept a ban. It's not like it can be concealed, but fuck off government, I'll conceal weapons if I please.

[@meltingatom]

I keep writing our congressmen to abolish some of our shitty blade laws, but it's all just tossed in the trash

[@hanfred]

It's pretty much nonsensical to ban machetes anyway, when every farmer and most people with bigger gardens would have a billhook at home, which is essentially the same thing. This slash hook thingy seems to be just a longer version of it, for trees I guess? You can't ban those things.

[@comettamer]

If I'm right, yall have the most famous machete of all. He lives in LA I think.

[@jaimedelgado7529]

And yet u can buy a new gun every day. Yeah that makes sense.

[@VVen0m]

Me: *Walks out with a katana since it wasn't on the list*

[@ciangibbons6643]

Actually also banned by name, just on a different list. You have to literally show a martial arts belt and a letter from a "dojo" to import one for "cultural" or "sporting" use.

[@theradtaco6547]

Cian Gibbons how would I use a Katana for sporting use

[@ciangibbons6643]

@@theradtaco6547 Registered martial arts events or cultural tournaments would qualify I guess. Ireland is weird

[@twistedyogert]

@@theradtaco6547 Cutting off the heads of deer.

[@theradtaco6547]

twistedyogert I may start using that idea

[@Vok250]

Seems dangerous for fishermen and sailors who need safety knives that can be deployed easily when trapped underwater!

[@somniumisdreaming]

They would come under tools and be allowed, the laws are weird as feck. London they don't like folk walking with work boots if not to and from work cos of steel toe caps ffs, whilst up my end most men live in their work boots and cos rural many of us can own guns. Politicians have no idea what they are on about with weapon regulation. Tbh it would take 30 quid and a day of drinking in locals to find a non licensed shitty shotgun in a new town you moved to in most places in Britain and Ireland.

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

@@somniumisdreaming Yup. if you have the money it can be got. They won't let us have handguns in case drug gangs get them in Ireland. Drug gangs in Ireland have AK's grenades, rpg's etc. before that it was to stop the IRA getting them (Who also had automatic weapons) and they changed the excuse when the IRA were no longer relevant. All bollox. Just licence them like any other gun. Cos the criminals can get them and more anyway.

[@ZE0XE0]

My state in the US just unbanned switchblades :D We now officially have no knife laws at all.

[@burstingwizard975]

Dude, which state? Knife laws are retarded

[@randomuser5443]

That’s awesome

[@mrarthur9183]

Michigan

[@rickhowe5082]

@@burstingwizard975 Indiana also legalized them.

[@nobodynoone2500]

Colorado relaxed a bunch recently too. Weird knife crime didn't go up... Checkmate UK.

[@evilontoast7266]

You don't know about the great blowdart Vs canesword war of 1988. It was a real suprise when the throwing stars changed sides twords the end

[@olliegoria]

Remember when the switchblades stabbed the living shit out of the kasuris?

[@fireteammichael1777]

Slash hook sounds more effective than a machete, and even resembles ancient Eastern weaponry, which is so prominently featured in Ireland's "common sense blade control" regulations..

[@belialofeden]

*HASH SLINGING SLASHER*

[@ORIONGaming]

Algernop Krieger gdi i came to the comments for this. Lol

[@thevenator3955]

*BASH RINGING MASHER*

[@df5687]

i remember watchin tht episode as a kid and thinkin "damn, sling some hash at me man" lol

[@anunc]

*DASH SINGING HASHER*

[@bowennace4343]

Naruto goes to Ireland

[@The_child-catcher]

@SavagePavich the village hidden in whisky.

[@D3w10n]

We have "slash hook" but in my country is called "kosijer", and its used to cut small branches, cut weeds from garden etc., quite generic gardening tool. Its extremely common in Eastern Europe, and I never heard of one case of someone being killed by it here.

[@remskolney4040]

I've used a slash hook, they're nice for cutting blackberry. Chainsaw is heavy, noisy and like hunting flies with a bazooka when all your cutting is twigs. You can do the same work with a machete, but it puts you right in the brambles with a shorter reach and not as much power.

[@matdooley]

A slash hook is certainly used as a weapon in Ireland , Never heard of someone being killed by one ,but they sure can cut deep .

[@able-fox]

It is VERY important to remember that laws are made by people who specialize in law and, well, not much else. Another prime example would be how speed limits are set by the local government and not the engineers who designed the roads. By the sound of things some Dáil Éireann member just went through a martial arts/knife catalog and picked out all the items that might look scary to their voting base. It is basically the same thing American politicians do with guns. They focus on the scary looking guns (sword umbrella) while basically ignoring the fact that, statistically speaking, handguns (slash hook) are far more often used in violent crimes. Remember, a politicians top priority is to keep their job after all. Imagine if you had a significant chance of be fired at each of your quarterly/yearly reviews. All that being said if you can show me a less broken system than democracy I might be willing to subscribe to it... or at least their news letter.

[@fmlAllthetime]

Benevolent dictatorship. Probably far better than democracy if the dictator has an ethics and science board to help them make decisions and they're of above average intelligence and empathy. You said show you, and I know that's a hypothetically best case scenario, but that's a system that I thoroughly believe would be more efficient and less corrupt than a democracy. There's also been benevolent absolute monarchs and dictators in history. They're rare, but they do occur. The problem is usually the next person in line for the throne. Anywho, just an idea.

[@MercenarySed]

@@fmlAllthetime absolute power corrupts, absolutely. That's y God had his son tortured to forgive your sins even tho he has the power to just... Forgive you... ☹️

[@fmlAllthetime]

@@MercenarySed I'm not a big fan of truisms, but I am a fan of laughing at some shit that don't make sense

[@MercenarySed]

@@fmlAllthetime lol

[@juanvaldez5422]

A constitutional republic

[@12201185234]

The "foot claw" thing is literally out of a movie. The only time I've ever seen some shit like that is the Joker's spring-loaded knife that comes out of the front of his shoe when he taps his heel on the ground in the Dark Knight... Oh, and in Kingsman as well.

[@olliegoria]

I have a feeling that the character designers of the Joker in that movie just looked around for the whackiest ways to brutally murder someone, somehow found this list, and immediately realized their jackpot

[@CancerGaming56]

I know 100% that the shoe in Kingsman is a reference to Rosa Kleb in the 2nd James Bond movie, From Russia With Love (1963) and I believe that she has the poisoned shoe blade because I believe Soviet spies might have utilised them.

[@oscarmoloneydaly8205]

It's probably referring to foot/hand claws in old Kung Fu movies like 36 chambers or five elements

[@michaelwalsh6276]

And in from Russia with love! The kgb handler has one of those.

[@RockyMountainBear]

"Swagger Sticks" are illegal in New York. I still have no idea of what constitutes a stick of swagger.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

probably boners

[@bobpobcf9723]

Goes against the second amendment imo

[@nolanwilson5652]

Everybody needs a howitzer in their backyard

[@commandercody2980]

Ah, I see you're an American as well

[@twistedyogert]

But no switchblades.

[@twistedyogert]

@@commandercody2980 I know a guy who owns a grenade launcher. He can only fire flares with it.

[@thesoy-sorcerer9469]

Yeah I got a 152mm howitzer from a WW2 Russian tank

[@nolanwilson5652]

@@twistedyogert thats awesome man

[@jimmyd142]

How many ninjas were running around in 90's Ireland? Was one of them a politician trying to weed out competition? Also, wouldn't the rope-weight law also mean that the yo-yo is illegal in Ireland?

[@stackflow343]

My favorite part about butterfly knives is how they're almost always a metal grip that slips under sweat or blood, and taper towards the blade so if you stab not-so-fleshy bits you run a high chance of actually cutting _yourself._ lol

[@Blessed_V0id]

Balasongs

[@laughingwithanxiety]

Does The Hand Claw thing from assassin‘s creed break one law or two laws in Ireland since it’s essentially a switchblade and a hand claw

[@MechanicCactuss]

I'm asume you're refering to the hidden blade but pretty sure it is since it uses springs to come out just like the knifed mentioned before but its attached to a glove/braclet thingie instead of just in a handle

[@theirishbolshevik212]

Jokes on you, a woman in Ireland was killed by her husband wielding a Katana

[@RJFPme]

He could of used any style knife ? Why is that one more dangerous than any others ?

[@theirishbolshevik212]

@@RJFPme Idk maybe he wanted some Style points while killing her lmao

[@zwesch]

@@RJFPme they aren't it's like politicians wanting to ban the Uber scary ar 15. But I can walk into any sporting goods store and walk out with a 50bmg or even a 7mm mag either of which would blow holes thru lines of people even if they had body armor. Politicians watch movies and then ban things based on scary looks while screaming think of the children. It's the same everywhere. They can't stop stabbings or shootings violence is part of human nature and the best way to stop it is thru education and allowing the people to defend themselves.

[@grimsville2501]

Next thing you know they're banning lightsabers

[@rickhowe5082]

Watch. They'll ban rocks.

[@doggonemess1]

I have a sword cane. I've actually used it as a cane when I messed up my ankle. You feel much more confident walking around inner cities with a sword cane.

[@p.dillen1907]

The State I live in has a lot of the same knife laws you went over, but here's the kicker. In addition to being able to own all sorts or rifles and shotguns (not to mention all the ammo I want), I also have a permit that lets me own pistols and carry them concealed basically wherever. However, if I wanted buy a replica flintlock, I'm not allowed to order online and have it sent to my home and I would basically have to smuggle it in from another state I can own actual functional modern firearms, but a fake 18th Century flintlock decoration is going too far apparently.... 🙃

[@patrickganote7231]

Gotta stop those 17th century highway men somehow lol

[@umbeeheehoe]

@@patrickganote7231 hey now, cattle rustlin' is a serious issue

[@FreedomInc]

Acting like you have it good is why your state is where it is. Reguardless, you live in a commie state.

[@puffena9013]

Freedom Inc. 5 months late to ask you what state you believe this person to live in, as I don’t think it was specified anywhere. And how exactly do you determine a state to be communist when all 50 states in the US are completely capitalist?

[@werroloco3112]

Could it be because it's technically not a fire arm and felons can own a black powder pistol legally,(unless otherwise mentioned such as here) so maybe that's the reasoning?

[@BangBang-hk4rg]

The USA is slowly heading in this direction, one “common sense” law at a time.

[@one_smol_duck]

It's not but ok lol

[@seanrk876]

@@one_smol_duck it most certainly is if youd start paying attention.

[@Evi1toy]

"The deffen of thish one" haha

[@benlarkin3296]

I life in Ireland, I was born and raised here. I have been stabbed twice, first time was with 3.5" switch blade and a streak knife and I only had to get stitches for the switch blade but the streak knife left in hospital for a week and a half.

[@jamesjanson6129]

Was it one of them yokes you used to get free with X amount of petrol coupons back in the 80s? Yeah,you'll get more leathl stuff down in the pound shops than anything mentioned in that stupid act.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Yeah my grandad owns a gun lol. Plus there have been a fair share of guns found in my town owned by gangs of course.

[@keithbyrne1]

*live

[@christopherengel7436]

What the f*ck are you doing to get stabbed?

[@wesleyrichards729]

I do not mean to be rude but I find it funny you said "I life in Ireland"

[@jomorkenstrseth3526]

The sword canes were immensely popular and were frequently used in f.ex. France. There was even a cane with a flogger or cat o' nine tails with lead balls, meant to dish out some serious , and /or sadistic satisfaction from whoever dared to cross your path.

[@MikeStavola]

ah, 90s weapons were completely insane. I've seen all of these before. They were made infamous in the US , in part, thanks to conspiratorial police training videos.

[@nobodynoone2500]

Kung-fu movies are what did it. Everyone boughtthe hype.

[@Shaun_Jones]

Speaking of conspiratorial videos from the 90s, during the big scare campaign after Columbine, a series of videos were made calling for school uniforms because a shooter could hide fewer weapons on them. To emphasize this point, a kid wearing the baggy clothes of the day was shown pulling something like four semiautomatic pistols, a magnum revolver, an uzi, and a full size 12 gauge pump shotgun out of his pants. It later came out that it was heavily edited and the actor never had all those weapons on him at once. Not that he could have anyway, since that would be nearly 20 pounds of gun stuffed in his pants, and he wouldn’t even be able to walk with that shotgun holding his leg ridged. Found the ad on KZbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWjKZY2Fac-am5o

[@Panzerfan93]

The swiss law is more clear in regard to walking cane daggers and such, all weapons that immitate common items (like umbrellas, walking canes, belt buckles) are restricted weapons. meaning you need a special permit for them. Restricted weapons, actually called "Verbotene Waffen" (banned weapons) is a bit missleading, you can own these weapons you just need a special permit They also include automatic weapons, suppressors, explosive weapons (grenades, rocket launchers) and automatic weapons converted to semi auto

[@lucasbrien5008]

Panzerfan93 yeah its just like concealed carry in the US

[@antlando2555]

Did you mean semi auto to automatic

[@toiletpaperbillionaire513]

@@lucasbrien5008 no carrying them is illegal and even getting a permit for them is very hard

[@toiletpaperbillionaire513]

Some weapons are illegal or restricted for example butterfly knive blade can only be 5cm long when its longer its illegal

[@antlando2555]

@@toiletpaperbillionaire513 do you know why balisongs are illegal they are significantly less practical then regular knives

[@willhall796]

“I’ve never even seen a slash hook before” Apparently that’s a good thing lol if the only thing you’ve heard about them for is chopping people up with them😂

[@Jepicus]

Butterfly knives honestly pose a bigger threat to the one holding it than the one being threatened. Can't open the damn things without nearly losing half your fingers. I've got a blunt training one, which is still illegal in Australia, but its pretty neat. but pls dont say this on the internet for everyone to see, dont wanna get caught

[@Jepicus]

James deGuzman Yeah a 'balicomb' haha, I've actually got one and it's surprisingly sharp

[@DumbArse]

You have to be special kind of stupid to cut yourself with it, all you have to do is not hold the wrong end of it. I have had mine for a year now fucking around regularly and the only accident was when I tried to show off a new trick and it fell onto my leg pointy bit first. Most of then even have a part that attaches it to your belt so you can know which end to hold without looking

[@breezy2844]

Are you holding the bite handle?

[@df5687]

ask a krav maga practitioner on their opinions on butterfly knives. yall want spinny things play with fidget spinners.

[@yopedip8444]

bruh

[@tauniafemrite2963]

Lol! I actually found my husband's "slash hook" after he died. Wondered to myself, " what the fuck is this for?" Now I know.. He was turning Irish!! Lol

[@nobodynoone2500]

That escalated quickly.

[@reed17]

I've never needed a sword in a cane but boy do I want one after this video lol

[@UselessZero]

Hm... What about umbrella dagger? By law only umbrella _swords_ are illegal. In fact, in previous case (with cane) they specified that cane swords AND cane daggers are illegal.

[@kr00k3d100]

When countries are looking to ban knives or weapons: SPRINGS SCARY. Sharp thing attached to chain or rope, SCARY.

[@rickhowe5082]

Yeah Maybe its time to stop creating laws based on feelings?

[@SegwayBossk]

And here I am in Florida, bought 2 high powered rifles when I turned 18. That was 12 years ago, but I don't think too much had changed. There are also several shady places around my work that sell all kinds of knives, batons, swords, and all kinds of random crap. Edit: I also have owned a few collapsible batons

[@PlainlyDifficult]

Great video as always man!

[@Qxir]

Cheers, mate :)

[@greulich9635]

Shuriken aren't even designed to kill. They are designed to cause pain and to irritate/annoy the target to you can run away or close the distance and to cause injury when people try to remove them and stab themselves through their hands. A Kusarigama was a weapon used by ninja and/or peasants to defend themselves. The chain is used to catch long blades or to strangle people.

[@DumbArse]

Fun fact, until VERY recently the hungarian anti terrorist organization had shurikens as service weapons, they always carried around 3 of them and they had to train with them like every other firearm. You can still carry and train with them if you want to but it's no longer required

[@nobodynoone2500]

Most "ninja" weapons are just asian farming implements, as these are the only weapons most people were allowed in antiquity. You trained with what you had. Using one now is just silly. Use whats around you now.

[@Sparks52]

Slash hooks are (were) used for clearing small, rank vegetation, including tall grass, similar to a kaiser blade, sling blade, and with the same general purpose as a sickle, or scythe. They've been superseded and displaced by mowers designed for heavy, rank vegetation (alongside roadways), motorized string trimmers, etc. Nevertheless, the tools still exist and are sometimes still used for clearing brush.

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

Oh yeah, here in the US we have slash hooks. We call them Bush Hooks. Great for slashing limbs and bushes. Though Ive never heard of one used as a weapon.

[@AndrewBrowner]

12:37 some folks call it a sling blade.. i calls it a kaiser blade

[@jhoughjr1]

mmmmm-hmmmm

[@bootykraken7177]

I like your car mmmmmmmhmmm

[@rickhowe5082]

Mustard and biscuits

[@nostradamusofgames5508]

Makes me even more glad to have a 2nd Amendment And my beloved Eire are such losers now that simple knives are banned. Gits.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

I kinda get you, but it’s purposely written vaguely. If you really wanted those weapons, you could get them. police don’t really care too much. My grandad owns a gun. And at least crime rates are extremely low. Like a school shooting has never occurred in this history of Ireland. I get that we sound brainwashed, but honestly, our government isn’t corrupt and I don’t see them trying to turn us into North Korea anytime soon. I have never needed a gun to protect myself as it’s quite safe where I live. Certainly much much safer than America as my American friend tells me. I am pretty sure this is due to the weapon laws. If it saves lives, I’m don’t see what’s wrong with it. It works in Ireland so it’s grand.

[@rickhowe5082]

@@NegativeAccelerate no but you do have stabbing and car bombs. Not to mention your country is about the size of a postage stamp, and you don't have thousands of different cultures, some that hate everyone that isn't their own, being forced to live in abject poverty in massive cities being run by corrupt mayors like new York city or Chicago. The reason school shootings don't exist there is partly because you don't have a second amendment your government is trying to repeal. The vast majority of crime occurs in an objectively small amount of massive cities. Those cities are being run by democrats. They have high amounts of poverty stricken areas that are under police and totally ignored by their mayors, so they turn to crime. Gang violence, suicide, and police shootings are included in the gun deaths statistics. It's a symptom of a disease. There's a million reasons people end up sick in the head here, but rather than helping them, they wait for them to do something drastic (like building bombs, shooting people, or driving a van into a crowd at a college then hacking people with machetes when the van gets stuck on bodies. Yes that happened. It was an act of jihad.) and then capitalize on the tragedy by trying to gain political leverage with it. Its disgusting. I hate politics because of this behavior.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

@@rickhowe5082 I’m grand with guns in the USA as it’s not my country and I don’t understand the culture. I’ve never disagreed with it. But it definitely works in Ireland and I want it to remain this way. So many people would have died during the troubles if guns were legalised. Terrorists needed geniuses to build bombs which were also expensive. It definitely consumed resources reducing the amount of people they could kill. Imagine if they could just buy guns from the local shop. Thousands more would have died. yes petty crime exists and they stab instead of shoot. But it’s wayyyy less effective. Can you imagine dealing with someone that has a kitchen knife vs someone that has a gun. You can’t run away from the gun. Police with guns have the advantage as they can kill from distance. So ultimately it kills less when you use knives for petty crime. Id rather see a crazy person with a knife than a crazy person with a gun. It also means less accidental deaths from mishandling the gun. It just works in Ireland.

[@rickhowe5082]

@@NegativeAccelerate maybe Ireland, being an island, doesn't have a black market of illegal firearms. Everywhere else in the world, people can buy stuff that's even illegal in the United States, like full auto uzi and leftover also fully automatic soviet AK47s. The CIA was even trying to figure out how they get in some years ago by dropping some in Mexico to see how the cartel got them into America for the gangs to use. The vast majority of our crime doesn't come from legal, licensed gun owners. It comes from felons who already have been banned from ever buying a firearm at the gun shops, or even going to a range to shoot one they don't own. It's another felony just to touch a gun for them. Problem is, we have open borders and the criminals know how to sneak in. They bring illegal weapons/drugs in for the black market and they traffic kidnapped people back out. It is well documented, yet we can't just finish the wall that forces them to use the checkpoints where they will DOCUMENT people and the crime won't be able to pass through. I love immigration, I'm a product of it. Ancestors are from Scotland. I just don't like illegal immigration and border hopping for illicit reasons. Controlling the flow would do a lot to help human trafficking and gang violence.

[@jenaf372]

Sounds like the laws are for preventing children from hurting themselfes.

[@Lemon9234]

That’s basically the entire idea behind how Europe governs its citizens.

[@89StarquestTSi]

Thank god they have laws to raise children and not RESPONSIBLE ADULTS...

[@GogitoGTHD]

It's to dearm the populace for inevitable forced complacency, just look at Australia now

[@edua2286]

4:56 i wear a spiked leather wristband that technically falls into the restricted weapons class in canada. the judge literally laughed at the cop that arrested me for it last year...

[@randomuser5443]

Officer: your honor, he has an illegal weapon Judge: waves you out laughing

[@thelemon2764]

that rediculous list made me glad to live in the US even though we still have politicians slowly trying to widdle away our rights

[@rickhowe5082]

Check out the new gun bills. They are ready to ban everything that's not bolt action.

[@haemophilu6138]

I found this channel a month ago! I love the content and the facts! You should keep up the good work! And treat yourself to some sleep- Or A French roast coffee...

[@Qxir]

Cheers mate :)

[@nathanstroud2223]

The blunt force weapons like truncheons and sap gloves are the most pointless weapons to ban, because there are limitless items that can be used to inflict blunt force trauma. You can't ban every conceivable one.

[@aaftiyoDkcdicurak]

If there's money to be made people will always try.

[@foxtailedcritter]

Mind you I'm an Aussie and everything from knuckle dusters, pepper spray to batons are illgeal. Why do Americans get all the fun?

[@kegal]

The ira really diversified their armaments

[@johndanes2294]

When you don't have an armalite, you have to fall back to a blowgun

[@hueman8955]

Go to sleep

[@Qxir]

I have to work :'(

[@nobodynoone2500]

Okay, I'm gonna play a game. How many of these do I already own? I started making a list, but who am I kidding? As an american I own (or have owned) all of these. With the obvious exception of your chain-sythe nonsense. Kung-Fu/Ninja movies (co-inciding with the rise of international gangs) really messed up weapon laws around the world. Peaple really bought in toall that stuff and concerned moms were holding (still legal, pun intended) pitchforks over the issue. I think more people got hurt by their own butterfly knives than hurt anyone else. Half the teens I knew had one at some point, nicked themselves playing with it, and sold it to another kid after the novelty wore off and pain set in. Defending the banning of a belt buckle? concelable? more than a razor blade taped to a normal one? Cmon. Its not hard to conceal any thing that could fit inside a damned belt buckle. pfft. Meanwhile: Slashhooks look terrifying. I want one now.

[@MacCoalieCoalson]

7:40 does that mean two pointed shurikens would be fine? Bruh

[@randomuser5443]

What about throwing knives

[@jamesjanson6129]

@@randomuser5443 Good to go here in Ireland.

[@junichiroyamashita]

A type of shuriken(generic term for throwing weapon) was shaped like a knife and was called gandomeken,then there was the bo shuriken,simple steel spikes, the makibishi caltrops,even simple steel balls. But shuriken were mostly as distraction and injuring,not killing. A more apt weapon for that would be the tsubute,like a shuriken but fatter,like a river stone,with or without sharp corners, made of stone or steel(in that case called tetsubute) These last one were hardly different from the hewn stones famously used by the celtic warriors in ancient times.

[@cohencollins3500]

I'm glad I live in Wyoming and can have all the guns I want.

[@arrestingisland7634]

Fucking America forever

[@TucsonHat]

You ever see Ninja Turtles in Ireland? Exactly. Next question.

[@kai_9703]

well, well, you successfully cured my depressions for today

[@Qxir]

Please only take your prescribed dose

[@JustinTopp]

Great content man keep up the lovely work. Very interesting and high quality videos

[@Qxir]

Thanks for the kind words friend

[@JustinTopp]

Qxir no problem your awsome

[@SeanOCuinn.]

I actually remember when all these things were banned, at the time, ninja movies and the teenage mutant ninja turtles gave the country a taste for Japanese weapons, a few kids lost their eyes to Death Stars and stuff, good times

[@Kwoog]

Let’s ban skipping ropes! What do you mean we missed the one thing that people actually use to kill each other? Nobody cares jimmy *attacks jimmy with slash hook*

[@trezapoioiuy]

And motorcycle gloves, for some reason.

[@macbrown99]

My switchblade opens due to centripital force, so I'm probably ok

[@manuel.camelo]

Gotta Love how CHAINSAWS are perfectly legal.

[@schonnj]

I personally know someone who owns a cane sword. The intent is self defense, but any weapon can be misused. The shuriken/sharp-or-blunt thing on a chain bit sounds like someone tried to open a ninja store and the law said "we're having none of that".

[@runme0ver858]

My old secondary school banned fidget spinners, and just about everything. I'm glad I graduated.

[@charlessaint7926]

Death Star is banned in Ireland. Emporer Palpatine, "Augh!!!" At the same time, Danny Trejo is banned in Ireland as well.

[@aidanbegovic9584]

11:33 so now bikers cant even have gloves that protects their hand especially during a crash,and people doing fencing etc cant even have gloves to protect their hand aswell now? These laws are seriously stupid Edit: so basically 90% of all the hand protection a biker can use to save their hand in a crash are now banned

[@System-zu7np]

I think the wording in the law was off here. Sand gloves are usually literally sand filled gloves, giving more weight to your punches. They are often times not even armored because the layer of sand serves as protection anyway. Though if they have added plating its serves a knuckleduster-esque function. Additionally biker gloves (at least the ones I had) tend to incorporate lighter materials than straight up metal.

[@jamesjanson6129]

@@System-zu7np They are described as Sap gloves in the Irish law. Which is basically a glove filled with lead shot, sand etc and used like a cosh, or blackjack.Which BTW are totally unmentioned in Irish legislation,so pretty much legal. Biker gloves,football goal keeper gloves are fine too.However,it is the INTENT of use that will get you. Riding your bike or savig football goals, is fine. Bashing the face off someone down a dark alley behind the pub,isnt.

[@arya3528]

I don't get why machetes are illegal. There's a reason why it's almost everywhere from where i come from, it's just really useful for a lots of stuff

[@jamesjanson6129]

No legal description of what one is in the act,and we call them in Ireland a "beet topping knife" which can be got in any part of the country where turnips or sugar beet is grown.

[@Meowface.]

We have this problem in my part of the world Some politicians watched a few cheesey 90s action movies n made laws based on what the characters on screen fought with

[@johnorr8573]

You're probably one of the best KZbinrs on this site, keep up the good work!

[@Qxir]

Cheers :)

[@notwrath5462]

Thank you Stalin

[@FedkaSlovanich]

Ah papa stalin

[@MrBadBall]

The reason for knifes with a "loose" blade being banned is simply that you can have most of them in your hand in a way that your opponent is not able to see them and you could open them in the stabbing motion. Knifes that have a fixed blade or need to be opened with two hands are either directly visible or can not be opened that fast that your opponent has no time to react. Its the same in germany. Ofcourse you will not be able to open a butterfly knife without it being obvious but the law bans any knife that the definition can be applied to

[@justinbeath5169]

Still dumb though

[@kazsura9812]

@@justinbeath5169 why would you need to own such a knife.

[@werroloco3112]

@@kazsura9812 because it's cool having interesting shit. People are materialistic it's ok

[@randomuser5443]

ALSO-RAN ! I fear a dude with a rock more than a gun. The guy with a rock means business and the gunman probably won’t shoot

[@Lemon9234]

ALSO-RAN ! Look up the Tueller drill. Knife beats gun inside 7 yards.

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

You've clearly forgotten about the Great Secret Nineties Ninja War Of Ireland. It was especially noteworthy due to the high amount of casualties due to self-inflected wounds. These laws were actually quite effective in lowering the amount of fatalities, though people did switch more to the slash hook as you mentioned. It was actually quite a serious ordeal all in all. Though it might be a good "last moments" or "tales from the bottle" episodes if you can find anything which escaped the censors.

[@inkdreaper874]

Found your channel yesterday, subscribed. Great videos. You don't remember the great ninja battles of Ireland in the 90s? Did you live under a rock? 😂 😂

[@greytging]

Canadian knife laws are very similar, and as you mentioned at one point they're really based around whatever looks scary on film. Someone did research on what types of knives are used in knife crimes, and over 90% of them were cheap grocery store chef's knives.

[@KowboyUSA]

Fortunately where I live - a very peaceful and law abiding place - the natural right of self-defense is still held to be something of a sacred right. edit: _Both butterfly knives and switchblades, along with practically every other weapon, are perfectly legal to own and carry here.

[@sunsetscarab3920]

We learned two things today 1: Ireland hates knives 2: Ireland hates weebs

[@GeRaiDah]

banning these weapons is is pointless because anyone who really wants one can just make it in a couple of hours.

[@nobodynoone2500]

Noooooo! You can't have THAT metal shape!

[@evanjanisch3505]

Love this channel just found it today and subscribed

[@Qxir]

Cheers bud :)

[@dhdjdkxjdhzjsdj726]

Same