Samurai swords banned in Ireland

[Lunar_Wolf]

A ban on Samurai swords comes into effect from today.

The order, brought in by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern as part of measures to tackle knife crime, makes the sale, importation, purchase or possession of the swords illegal.

Those caught with the weapons could face up to seven years in prison. The ban does not apply to hand-carved swords made before 1954.

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The Justice Minister has also recently increased the penalty for possessing a knife in a public place from one to five years.

Last month Mr Ahern described a recent spate of knife attacks as 'very worrying', but he said the Government was working to try to raise awareness in an effort to reduce knife crime.

So, how is banning Samurai swords going to stop knife attacks? I've never read about someone being attacked by a Samurai swords in Ireland, just knifes....Shouldn't they ban knifes?

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[Ghostvirus]

Dang, are there really that many people in Ireland with Swords?

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

wonder if this affects northern ireland i've blades sword sitting on my window shelf

 

[Darthphere]

I was going to make a Highlander joke.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

wonder if this affects northern ireland i've blades sword sitting on my window shelf

I have some in my room.

Dang, are there really that many people in Ireland with Swords?

A lot of people haves knifes. My home place is called ''Stab city'', but no one has been stabbed by a samurai sword.

 

[Majic Walrus]

I was going to make a Highlander joke.

Thanks for ruining my joke though.

They banned swords in Ireland to prevent the Highlander movies from coming true.

 

[Hound55]

Samurai Swords "Cork"ed.

 

[KevanG]

Those poor Irish Samurai! What did they ever do to deserve this? This is discrimination I tell you!

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

I have some in my room.

i've got about 7 or 8 under my bedt:

 

[Hound55]

St Patrick drove the serpents out but the samurai blade is what keeps them out... What have they done?!

 

[SuperFerret]

I agree with this move. European swords are much cooler. F**k katanas, give me a goddamn claymore any day.

 

[The Guard]

I thought Highlander came from Scotland, not Ireland.

 

[terry78]

Any Irish mother****ers planning on following the way of the ninja are **** out of luck, sadly.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Samurai swords are the "gateway drugs" to smaller knifes.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

Dang, are there really that many people in Ireland with Swords?

Didn't you see Highlander?

 

[Shemtov]

The Irish Goverment is racist against Japanese. Thats the only explanation I can think of.

 

[Kane52630]

i think this is why they did that

 

[Mister J]

I don't get it. This reads like a municipality trying to stem handgun incidents by outlawing Colonial muskets.

 

[Spider-Vader]

Are ninja swords allowed?

 

[Tsunulia]

*rimshot*

 

[TinkTonks]

Watch out.....Ginsu knives are next!

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Hotwire]

Well, I guess that will... [puts on sunglasses] cut the crime rate.


YYYEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

 

[Ace of Knaves]

I was going to make a Highlander joke.

Thanks for ruining my joke though.

They banned swords in Ireland to prevent the Highlander movies from coming true.

Highlander is Scotland guys

And this is a travesty. The day when a guy can't walk down the road brandishing a Samurai Sword is the day I eat my shoe.

Oh wait...

 

[Ace of Knaves]

St Patrick drove the serpents out but the samurai blade is what keeps them out... What have they done?!

Very nice