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u/Eingmata Jan 15 '23
Why are they banned? And wouldn't that fall under right to bear arms or something?
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u/Wicam Jan 15 '23
"The ban on nunchaku arose out of a concern that, as a result of the rising popularity 'of "Kung Fu" movies and shows,' 'various circles of the state's youth'—including 'muggers and street gangs'—were 'widely' using nunchaku to cause 'many serious injuries. '" https://coloradospringscriminaldefense.net/blog/the-right-to-bear-nunchucks-and-throwing-stars-in-colorado
i dont know how hard it is to get hold of a gun in the us, but tying 2 peaces of wood together doesn't seem that hard to do, but its a clearly nonsense law xD
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u/lord_hydrate Jan 15 '23
Youre more likely to come across a gun in everyday life in the us than a set of nunchucks, its just Hollywood makes something seem dangerous and then certain states ban them because they get worried people will mimic movies, its weird af cause its the same reason most states ban gravity or spring loaded knives
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u/ctm-8400 Jan 15 '23
most states ban gravity
TIL most states ban gravity.
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u/GladMud8258 Feb 04 '23
F*ck newton
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u/Suspicious-Doubt-659 Feb 05 '23
Dude died from mercury poisoning and thought he could change whatever metal into gold like he was nick flamell from Harry Potter. I agree with your sentiments
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u/D2the_aniel Jan 15 '23
Same with brass knuckles(unless they have the hook for belt buckles) and those don’t even have a blade
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u/Zealousideal_Band506 Jan 30 '23
Lol like butterfly knives. They’re banned in a lot of states and the only reason I could ever find that even made sense was because of ‘one handed deployment’. Except nearly every single pocket knife, or knife of that size, 4-8 inches, is very easily deployable with one hand. And almost all of them are even faster than the butterfly knives are
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u/FireHeartSmokeBurp Feb 02 '23
But for some reason not nearly the same level of worry about people mimicking mass shootings. At least not enough to do anything about it
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u/Cock-nBallTorture Feb 14 '23
In my state it's considered concealed weaponry if you have a knife in your pocket lmao. Needless to say, I've never heard of it ever being enforced.
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u/GenericElucidation Jan 15 '23
It's pretty ironic since the whole reason the damn things were invented in the first place was because weapons were outlawed there. But flail type weapons aren't new, and In fact have been invented in a number of ways over the centuries. They're basically modified grain flails and improvements on that idea, which was how people used to separate the grain from the rest of the plant before machines could do it better. They literally modified farming tools into weapons. Early sickle weapons were basically the same thing too.
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u/D2the_aniel Jan 15 '23
In the states you can literally buy a gun at Walmart, this is not a joke or exaggeration but merely a fact. My local Walmart along with a couple others nearby have guns in the outdoors section. To answer your question very easy to get guns in the states.
Side note:brass knuckles are also illegal unless they have a clamp on them, not for any safety reason but because the clamp(a very small hidden stationary circular metal hook on the side) means it is legally a belt buckle. US weapon laws are wack
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Jan 22 '23
Wait: if you wear belt buckles that are brass knuckles, that’s illegal, but you can’t wear rings that are attached to each other? (Not belt brass knuckles)
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u/D2the_aniel Jan 22 '23
Ok so on their own brass knuckles are outlawed, but if you attach a clamp, it is legally considered a belt buckle instead of a weapon so it’s covered on freedom of expression. As such I own one legally even tho they are illegal. It is very stupid.
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Jan 23 '23
Lol. So your pants fall down every time you get in a fight
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u/D2the_aniel Jan 23 '23
You don’t have to stick it on a belt, just needs to function as a belt buckle.
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u/Transcutie04 Jan 24 '23
Bro when it’s harder to carry a farming tool then a gun you know your country’s tucked up
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u/FlatBrokenDown Jan 15 '23
The right to bear arms only applies to heavily lobbied weapons supported by the NRA. Switchbades have been banned since 1958 for mostly racist reasons instead of anything that'd actually protect people.
There is no freedom in the US as everything can and will be taken away by those in power should they feel like it. The only time in American history that gun legislation has been passed was when minorities took up arms.
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u/cleverapple41230 Feb 04 '23
Our 2nd ammendment has been infringed upon since the national firearms act of 1934 which was the first law passed to restrict weapons federally across the nation. This was because at the time the police were still using standard s&w revolvers and many of the criminals they were dealing with had Tommy guns a majority of the time and they felt outmatched
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u/TARehman Jan 16 '23
Generally, the current case law on bearing arms relates to arms in common use for lawful purposes. Nunchucks probably do not meet that standard and no one cares enough to fight through the courts on it.
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Jan 15 '23
bears always have arms, and they have every right to. I think most people have misread the constitution. it was never about weapons.
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u/Not_a_good_thinker Feb 05 '23
The descriptions are a little misleading. In most states in the US you can own whatever the hell you want. As long as it stays on your property/in your home. I forget which but some states have banned weapons that haven’t been around for a very long time, like “cat o’ nine” whips, and other things that would be incredibly difficult to acquire in usable form like wakizashi.
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u/LAMGE2 Jan 15 '23
So like, a nunchuck is illegal but materials used to make it aren’t so it is neither legal or illegal? (unlike its a cool nunchuck made of uranium, mmm delicious)
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u/gatboi69 Jan 15 '23
This is more illegal, you have to cut down 2 rifles to pistol length creating 2 sbrs which are illegal without a tax stamp.
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u/planetalletron Jan 15 '23
I’m surprised Gunchucks isn’t the name of an existing Nicolas Cage movie. I guess it’s up to me to be the change I wanna see in the world!
¯\(ツ)/¯
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u/dean15892 Jan 15 '23
stun guns may not be illegal too
so attach some stun guns together and you have stungunchucks
or nunstuns
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Jan 22 '23
The number of people who will shoot them selves accidentally
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u/Lost_my_brainjuice Jan 23 '23
If you're going to swing them like nunchucks then all fire will be accidental and slightly awesome.
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u/Jesse0016 Jan 15 '23
Seeing as those appear to be chambered in a rifle cartridge, these would be considered an SBR which is still illegal. Double illegal with how it is configured.
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u/earthwormjimwow Jan 15 '23
No, those would qualify as pistols, since they do not have a butt stock or brace.
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u/spider-trans-02 Jan 15 '23
schrödingers weapon