8e95162f   
   XPost: talk.politics.guns, alt.politics.trump, alt.politics.democrats.d   
   XPost: or.politics   
   From: barrylewis@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On 15 Dec 2025, Klaus  Schadenfreude   
    posted some   
   news:inrvjk53b7ren0jptlv46hv1v4c615vdio@Is.Rudy.Canoza.dead.yet.com:   
      
   > Australia's Machete Amnesty WORKS! None killed with machete on Bondi   
   > Beach!   
   >   
   > Australian state rolls out machete ‘disposal bins’ ahead of ban   
   >   
   > An Australian state has asked citizens to surrender machetes at   
   > disposal bins ahead of a statewide ban on the weapons aimed at   
   > combating knife crime.   
   >   
   > Australia’s state of Victoria on Thursday announced that more than 40   
   > machete disposal bins will be available at police stations across the   
   > state to allow citizens to safely get rid of the weapons without a   
   > penalty before the Sept. 1 ban begins.   
   >   
   > “Owning, carrying, using, buying, or selling a machete without a valid   
   > exemption or approval will be a criminal offense,” the Victorian   
   > government said in a statement.   
   >   
   > The government is running a “Machete Amnesty” period from Sept. 1 to   
   > Nov. 30 to support the safe disposal of machetes. Those who do not   
   > surrender their machetes during the amnesty period may face   
   > imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of more than $47,000 AUD   
   > ($31,725 US dollars).   
      
   Wouldn't it be more sensible to stop letting those using the machetes   
   into the country in the first place?  The only places it's going to   
   matter will be the cities.  Every place else they'll ignore it like   
   they did the gun ban.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)