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"See, your gun says r-e-p-l-i-c-a on the side. My gun says Desert Eagle Five-OH."

Bullet head, Snatch.

Frazzled wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

model collector wrote:I've only had problems with chavs once before. There mindset is clinically insane. Your going somewhere in life so I'll beat you up. One of them ran at me with something hard, I sent a sidekick into it and it flew out of his hand and hit one of his cronies in the face. If your going to learn a martial art I'd suggest Tang soo Do Moo duk Wan.

I'd suggest the tau of .45ACP myself, but thats personal preference.

Why not go all in? .44 magnum. Feeling lucky, punk? Well, do ya?

No, you pretty much need a trench coat for a .44, and the recoil is b...Oh wait you're not being serious

I am being serious. Who said anything about concealing it. Intimidation factor right there shoots up 5-600% (Dirty harry line reference five!). If they still want to mess... self defense bitches. .

"why yes officer. I did shoot him. But only after he tried to hurt me."

Pepper spray is illegal for most citizens to own in Oz (depending a lot on state variances - but it's a federal thing).

deodorant and ciggie lighters are not.
Neither are Water Dispersal (like, WD40) spray and a lighter.

Those retractable clubs with a weighted end? Yep, them's illegal too.

So do all of these restrictions stop the bad guys carrying/using them? Nope. They's criminals, innit? They don't follow the laws anyway.

Sporting licences are only a carry permit (not use) and protect the owner/carrier while transporting to/from their place of shooting it and use while there (and even minor breaches of it result in cancellation of the licence - permanently.)

Are chair legs illegal in Austrailia. I mean, you could just sya you were bringing it to the carpenter to get it fixed, right?

I am sorry but I will have to take issue with the statement "guns are bad" People who wield them for unlawful purposes are bad. Not the guns.

well, im in oz, and in my opinion we live in an extremely controlled nanny state, from being able to defend yourself to the media you are allowed to experience as an 18 year old (im not exactly pleased with the government at the moment)

anyway, to give some prefix, im 18, around 5'9, have some muscle and am a black belt in karate, add to that much more research into martial arts and fighting etc. that being said, i still feel threatened at times, with 6'6 monsters calling me a [see forum posting rules] while amongst their friends.

at any rate, i have never been in a fight, a proper one at least, where are these things held? but in honesty, it is hard to defend yourself in this country especially, because we are legally allowed no defensive weapons (technically my hands are registered weapons, not even kidding :S) and the thugs likely to attack you are all large and roam in large packs..just makes me want to want to carry my katana around, imo a sword is a very very effective deterrent to violence, at least in a no gun society, as they represent a far more brutal potential for damage than a gun and they are big and physical presence

Alas, here in the states it is frowned upon to walk around with a sword strapped to your belt, but if it wasn't, I would definitely go out and get me a big fething broadsword! But luckily I live in an area where I do not have worry about such things.

A threadomancy most foul.

Well atleast if I rember rightly(sorry if it isn't).

Does anyone really care about threadromancy in the OT section? I mean seriously.

Oh wait, this is the old thread bitching about punks and not being able to defend oneself in Australia. My bad.

No one has yet answered my question. Are chair legs legal to carry around?

Yes.

Although it is kinda weird having to explain to the police why you are carrying a chair while out for a walk.

Of course, FINDING a chair while you are out for a walk, and then using it as an impromptu weapon to defend yourself whilst set upon by a gang of ne'er-do-wells, is a different matter.

chromedog wrote:Yes.

Although it is kinda weird having to explain to the police why you are carrying a chair while out for a walk.

Of course, FINDING a chair while you are out for a walk, and then using it as an impromptu weapon to defend yourself whilst set upon by a gang of ne'er-do-wells, is a different matter.

Just sya you were taking the chair leg to the carpenters to get reapired.



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