>Niki Sharma has penned a letter to Ottawa, asking her federal counterpart to consider classifying machetes as ***restricted weapons***, as the UK does, which would allow police to seize and destroy them.
Emphasis mine, for those who do not know, making a machete fall into the restricted weapon category would not only mean that you need a firearms license (and the one that lets you own restricted firearms, not just the normal PAL) to buy or possess one, and have it registered… you would not be legally able to take a machete camping anymore or use it for yard work. as restricted weapons can only be brought to gun ranges and must be locked up otherwise…
because the laws were never meant for this kind of stupidity…
BackToTheCottage on
You know; maybe targeting and restricting the perpetrators instead of the machete would go farther without falling deeper into a nanny state.
Mr_Canada1867 on
What do they put in the water in BC?! 😂
Long_Ad_2764 on
Maybe we should crack down on crime instead of just putting more laws in place.
Hot_Cheesecake_905 on
… really, let’s blame the tool.
Gun control has sure worked well, I see we now have a lot of enthusiastic urban ‘yute’ duck hunters.
Ancient_Wisdom_Yall on
What about assault style machetes?
Krazee9 on
Further proof, just like the UK, that gun control is a slippery slope and that it will eventually lead to the banning of knives and other things. Banning the tool is easy, dealing with the root cause is hard, so politicians never bother to deal with the root causes.
edge4politics on
Can we also have a TV license? I think forks can be pretty dangerous too.Â
AllUrUpsAreBelong2Us on
Butchers knives next, followed quickly by plastic butter knives…. those are nasty! /s
No_Indication4035 on
Do they ban assault type drugs?
Leeroy_Jingkenz on
They need to restrict all Boards with a Nail in it !
quarterblcknas on
Guns/weapon regulations do not prevent crimes.
jmmmmj on
>Sharma says machetes have no legitimate use on modern city streets…
Most of Canada isn’t city streets.Â
Emotional_Today_777 on
Um….maybe start by imprisoning people who use machetes poorly
varsil on
So, firearms/weapons lawyer here to explain how dumb this is. OP made a comment to explain it, but it’s even dumber than that.
So, currently there are precisely *zero* restricted weapons in the law. There are prohibited weapons. There are restricted *firearms* (note that a restricted weapon is different than a restricted firearm). But there are no restricted weapons.
However, the law does provide for them. They are, for example, included in the list of things for section 93(1), which would require an Authorization To Transport to take said restricted weapon anywhere. Which means that the machete you bought for clearing brush or camping or doing yard work couldn’t be brought out of your house without first calling the Chief Firearms Office to ask them for permission.
You would need a licence for it, but it’s not clear how that licence would work, because the PAL doesn’t cover restricted or prohibited weapons, it covers firearms.
I also wouldn’t expect this to have any actual impact on crime. Crime is best dealt with by targeting the root causes, rather than by making something double criminal.
letmehityourJuuLbro on
Trudeau’s Canada.
Hot-Celebration5855 on
Yeah. Because that’s gonna help.
cousinsmoothie on
“Assault-style knives have no place in the hands of civilians. You don’t need a MACHETE to take down a deer.”
-JT
dragenn on
How to govern and solve public issues before 2pm golf…
Delicious-Tachyons on
I didn’t know machetes were such an implement of crime in bc. And I live here.
splurnx on
How about real consequences for crime ……
MetricsFBRD on
So, will these be classified as non-restricted, restricted, and prohibited as well? One day, could some of them also be banned through an OIC and included in a buyback program?
Neveminder on
It looks like we will soon follow the path of South Korea and actively use scissors.
thebigjoebigjoe on
Look at me
We the UK now
Appropriate_Sale_626 on
Trudeau wants to come take my bush knives he can come out in the woods and get em
Half-Selection2109 on
No laws on addressing the criminals it’s the machete. Why doesn’t Ottawa just make laws making your hands illegal to.
rangeo on
What the fuck is happening!?
I am so sad this is a thing
Jesus_LOLd on
We are becoming the UK
sttaydown on
Next up : hand saws
Cordel2000 on
Might as well ban hatchets,butcher knives,table cutlery,baseball bats and the list can go on, make a registry for anyone who wants to buy anything sharp and make them take a safety course so they know how to properly use these objects.
McG4rn4gle on
So do I have to rush out and buy a machete now while I still can?
psychoCMYK on
Let’s *not* let Canada get to the point that we’re trying to control sharpened pieces of metal
sask357 on
Enforcement would still follow the catch and release model currently in place. Existing laws cover carrying a machete in a public place in a city. Judges need to start applying the maximum possible penalties we have right now.
take-a-gamble on
Okay but I should be allowed to open-carry a katana or three
Wittyname44 on
Next up chain saws, hedge trimmers, steak knives, and heavy door stops.
am34r on
Yeah, govern us harder, Daddy. We need restrict martial art training to curb assault style fists. Hurry up. I don’t feel safe.
JosephScmith on
Up next, kitchen knives and meat cleavers.
Sufficient_Buyer3239 on
Assault style butter knife next?
Difficult_Wave128 on
Matt Easton’s thoughts in the UK version of this nonsense – an antique dealer and HEMA instructor.
I thought banning all firearms would end all violence. Interesting, sounds like people will use whatever they can get their hands on.
Denum_ on
Ever wonder if government officials are just trolling us with this sort of stuff?
Front-Hovercraft-721 on
Make it like Trudeau’s handgun laws, where we only punish the law abiding, licensed and trained owners, criminals seemingly exempt.
whyamihereagain6570 on
The sale of handguns has been banned in Canada for over 2 years. This was supposed to stop gun crimes in urban areas. A quick look at TPS stats in Toronto show that the city is on track to equal or surpass the number of shootings that took place in 2020 BEFORE the ban was enacted.
This will change nothing, a BFK (nig f’n knife) is easily made with some metal and some tools many people have in their garages for fucks sake.
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>Niki Sharma has penned a letter to Ottawa, asking her federal counterpart to consider classifying machetes as ***restricted weapons***, as the UK does, which would allow police to seize and destroy them.
Emphasis mine, for those who do not know, making a machete fall into the restricted weapon category would not only mean that you need a firearms license (and the one that lets you own restricted firearms, not just the normal PAL) to buy or possess one, and have it registered… you would not be legally able to take a machete camping anymore or use it for yard work. as restricted weapons can only be brought to gun ranges and must be locked up otherwise…
because the laws were never meant for this kind of stupidity…
You know; maybe targeting and restricting the perpetrators instead of the machete would go farther without falling deeper into a nanny state.
What do they put in the water in BC?! 😂
Maybe we should crack down on crime instead of just putting more laws in place.
… really, let’s blame the tool.
Gun control has sure worked well, I see we now have a lot of enthusiastic urban ‘yute’ duck hunters.
What about assault style machetes?
Further proof, just like the UK, that gun control is a slippery slope and that it will eventually lead to the banning of knives and other things. Banning the tool is easy, dealing with the root cause is hard, so politicians never bother to deal with the root causes.
Can we also have a TV license? I think forks can be pretty dangerous too.Â
Butchers knives next, followed quickly by plastic butter knives…. those are nasty! /s
Do they ban assault type drugs?
They need to restrict all Boards with a Nail in it !
Guns/weapon regulations do not prevent crimes.
>Sharma says machetes have no legitimate use on modern city streets…
Most of Canada isn’t city streets.Â
Um….maybe start by imprisoning people who use machetes poorly
So, firearms/weapons lawyer here to explain how dumb this is. OP made a comment to explain it, but it’s even dumber than that.
So, currently there are precisely *zero* restricted weapons in the law. There are prohibited weapons. There are restricted *firearms* (note that a restricted weapon is different than a restricted firearm). But there are no restricted weapons.
However, the law does provide for them. They are, for example, included in the list of things for section 93(1), which would require an Authorization To Transport to take said restricted weapon anywhere. Which means that the machete you bought for clearing brush or camping or doing yard work couldn’t be brought out of your house without first calling the Chief Firearms Office to ask them for permission.
You would need a licence for it, but it’s not clear how that licence would work, because the PAL doesn’t cover restricted or prohibited weapons, it covers firearms.
I also wouldn’t expect this to have any actual impact on crime. Crime is best dealt with by targeting the root causes, rather than by making something double criminal.
Trudeau’s Canada.
Yeah. Because that’s gonna help.
“Assault-style knives have no place in the hands of civilians. You don’t need a MACHETE to take down a deer.”
-JT
How to govern and solve public issues before 2pm golf…
I didn’t know machetes were such an implement of crime in bc. And I live here.
How about real consequences for crime ……
So, will these be classified as non-restricted, restricted, and prohibited as well? One day, could some of them also be banned through an OIC and included in a buyback program?
It looks like we will soon follow the path of South Korea and actively use scissors.
Look at me
We the UK now
Trudeau wants to come take my bush knives he can come out in the woods and get em
No laws on addressing the criminals it’s the machete. Why doesn’t Ottawa just make laws making your hands illegal to.
What the fuck is happening!?
I am so sad this is a thing
We are becoming the UK
Next up : hand saws
Might as well ban hatchets,butcher knives,table cutlery,baseball bats and the list can go on, make a registry for anyone who wants to buy anything sharp and make them take a safety course so they know how to properly use these objects.
So do I have to rush out and buy a machete now while I still can?
Let’s *not* let Canada get to the point that we’re trying to control sharpened pieces of metal
Enforcement would still follow the catch and release model currently in place. Existing laws cover carrying a machete in a public place in a city. Judges need to start applying the maximum possible penalties we have right now.
Okay but I should be allowed to open-carry a katana or three
Next up chain saws, hedge trimmers, steak knives, and heavy door stops.
Yeah, govern us harder, Daddy. We need restrict martial art training to curb assault style fists. Hurry up. I don’t feel safe.
Up next, kitchen knives and meat cleavers.
Assault style butter knife next?
Matt Easton’s thoughts in the UK version of this nonsense – an antique dealer and HEMA instructor.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_vb2_YBKE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_vb2_YBKE)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1v5NmJD-A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1v5NmJD-A)
I thought banning all firearms would end all violence. Interesting, sounds like people will use whatever they can get their hands on.
Ever wonder if government officials are just trolling us with this sort of stuff?
Make it like Trudeau’s handgun laws, where we only punish the law abiding, licensed and trained owners, criminals seemingly exempt.
The sale of handguns has been banned in Canada for over 2 years. This was supposed to stop gun crimes in urban areas. A quick look at TPS stats in Toronto show that the city is on track to equal or surpass the number of shootings that took place in 2020 BEFORE the ban was enacted.
This will change nothing, a BFK (nig f’n knife) is easily made with some metal and some tools many people have in their garages for fucks sake.
What next? Assault rocks?
They’ll buy meat cleavers instead, hatchets, axes.
I can’t see how that’s going to help. People will just use whatever else is available
Black market hand sharpened butter knives.
Restrict the import of people who come from countries where hacking people up with Machetes is normal.
Maybe tell judges to actually impose prison sentences instead.