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Originally Posted by shakran
well I'm not sure how you'd get a metal knife to be able to bypass a metal detector in an airport.
And if someone's carrying a plastic switchblade around, they're out to kill someone. They're going to get one whether its legal or not.
And whether the bans are practical or not, it's still a hypocracy to say that guns can't be banned because of the 2nd amendment, but knives can. Either we have the right to bear arms or we don't. As I said, whether the 2nd guarantees an individual the right to carry a weapon or not is a rather hot debate right now, with strong arguments on both sides. But neither side says the 2nd applies to one weapon and not another. Either you ban 'em all, or you don't ban any of 'em.
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Mabye I phrased my argument badly. I agree with you 100%.
Instead of saying I would "consider it a crime against humanity" to legalize the knives if you can show me crime was reduced by making the knives illegal.. I should have said.. That argument at least has a logical leg to stand on IF they reduced crime. And if you dont accept the second amendment as valid and or beleive in a personal right of a human being to use effective tools to defend his/her life. But as it stands.. the argument doesnt have a logical leg to stand on because no one can prove any crime has been prevented because someone cant legally buy a knife with a retractable blade (except pocket knives).