America is weird af. Ban brass knuckles but allow semi-automatic weapons that kill thousands every year.
Weird. As. Fuck.
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Yep, they sell them as belt buckles. I got one at a gun show because it was cheap, figured why not. I eventually looked up the legality and I would be better off legally if I carried a pistol. Actually crazy lol.
Reggie Kray on the other side of the sea about self defense:
You do realize america is almost entirely built on weapons manufacturing right?
I just did some looking into this.
Apparently defense contractors get paid twice.
- They get paid by taxpayers when they get the contract.
- They get paid by foreign nations when the equipment is sold.
It's so fucked beyond belief, I hope this generation can do something about it.
Theres a long long history of people using crises for personal gain, but I do share your hope that we can break the wheel to a degree.
People will still sell them labeled as key-chains or paperweights.
They have been doing this for years. They add a little bump and sell it as a belt buckle, or add a little notch and sell it as a bottle opener. Most insane is it is fine to put a knife blade on it and sell it as a knife.
I've got an antique real pair that belonged to my grandpa. They don't make em like this anymore.
This guy capitals.
North America? South America? Michigan is only a state in part of North America. Just want to be clear.
Afaik it's because there's absolutely no other applications for brass knuckles to work. You can only assault people with brass knuckles.
Fire-arms can be used for "defence" and "hunting".
Edit: inb4 I don't agree with laws around brass knuckles, or most laws about most weapons.
My dude, you never been hunting until you punch the lights out of a deer.
That's bullshit and you know it
Yes... Gun laws in the US are bullshit.
If someone attacks you first, and you slip on the brass knuckles before defending yourself, then surely that would be a defensive use?
Yeah this is that kind of rules-lawyering grey area that everybody's too busy to deal with. It's the same issue with the assault rifles and large mags.. they're very clearly weapons of war but they look like guns and all* guns can be used for hunting.
A brass knuckle can also be used for defence.
If you CAN use a firearm for defence, you're not properly storing your firearm...
You don't need large magazines or semi-automatic weapons for hunting...
All the mouth breather Americans are down voting you for simply speaking the truth
If you CAN use a firearm for defence, you're not properly storing your firearm...
Can you explain what you mean by this?
I think what they are trying to say that if you can quickly grab your loaded firearm and be ready for defense, then you are not storing your firearms correctly. Firearms should be locked up and ammo kept separate.
That's insane. Sure when it's being STORED it won't be accessible quickly. But when it's being carried, that's just absurd.
He's tryna be a macho man who lives life on the edge and drives a Hummer. Give their kind a down vote and scroll on friend :)
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The solution is clearly to start carrying brass knuckle guns.
Apache Pistol FTW!
Easiest way to shoot yourself in the face haha
angle might be more in the balls. not sure.
Michigan also forbids pepper spray and stun guns. They interpret the right to bear arms as the right to make gun manufacturers rich. By the way, a pistol also fits in one hand and can be used to inflict serious injury. Pistols also get used to ambush people. Ever heard of armed robbery?
They're going to be surprised if it gets to the Supreme Court:
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/577/411/
“the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding,”
Woman bought a stun gun to protect herself from an abusive ex. State of MA charged her saying that stun guns didn't exist back in the day, and were "dangerous and unusual" so the 2nd amendment doesn't apply.
Another weird af hypocrisy where MA didn't want stun guns to count but assult rifles were A-OK.
It truly is a wonder how America has lasted this long.
America lasted this long simply from momentum and good courtesy after WW2. That's literally it.
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Sap gloves are easy to make and not obvious. A pair of gloves with powdered lead sewn into little pouches over the knuckles and along the knife edge of the hand. A slap or punch will quickly put someone on the floor. Lots of cops wear them. You can get them online.
Metallic only? So you could make one from alternative material, like composites?
composites tend to not react well to impacts. The reason brass is used, also, is because it's heavy and adds significantly more force.
I would suggest making a cestus, you can also buy "weighted gloves"... which a lot of cops just love, which are gloves with pockets over the knuckles weighted with lead.
The advantage to the cestus is you could say it was for historical reenactment, and you're just LARPing or something.
Of course bear arms don’t fit. They’re for fingers, and human ones at that though perhaps a cub could surprise a few.
I mean, I don't know about you, but my trained attack bears have custom machined brass knuckles. only the best for my trained bears.
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