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Police are responding for a man brandishing an axe in the 1100 block of State Street
Man Brandishing Axe Downtown
ScannerAndrew
December 13, 2021, 4:33 am
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Knives and axes are the next tool in line after making guns harder to obtain.
SAIL – are knives and axes capable of killing hundreds of people within minutes? Are knives and axes used for anything else other than killing? Kinda important distinctions, but hey, don’t let facts and reasoning get in the way!
JB86–I’ve heard that fish are falling from the sky in the coming storm. Get out your net.
This is an outrage! How is it that in 2021 a person can just walk into any old hardware store and buy an axe?!?! Worse yet, how can we still allow person to person axe sales to take place without any regulation? The axe used in this incident was likely acquired in a private party cash transaction. We need background checks and axe registration right now! Not only that, what legitimate sporting purpose does an axe like this have in the city? Any axe over 1.0 lbs is an assault axe and should be banned. In addition, any axe with a contoured handle or a lanyard should be banned as an assault axe as well, there is simply no legitimate purpose for an axe to have such menacing features. For anyone who owns one of these horrific implements of forestry, we must offer a grace period to enter it into a registry. After that it’s a felony to possess your old battle axe, but we are obliged for some reason to honor your “grandfathered” rights to keep it as long as you fill out some paperwork. When you pass on, however, your heirs will be required to surrender your axe because they will never be allowed the same flawed rights you were. Next, we need to hold axe manufacturers and axe sellers accountable. We need enhanced liability and lawsuits galore. Everyone in the supply chain from the wood and steel down to the hardware store that sold this horrendous weapon must be held accountable.
Gun worshippers gonna worship.
These types of clowns LOVE Santa Barbara.
Good point bicyclist, the “horrific implements of forestry” was only scant relief. I agree it was a little too axey.
How did this become a gun thing? You people need to stop!
Oh and how about trucks, cars and vans…They “require” licenses to operate, but somehow we never background check applicants to see if they have used said transportation as a deadly weapon before. Let’s get beyond knives, axes and guns and talk about the most ubiquitous item around, 4,000 lb vehicles. Maybe not 60, certainly not at long range, but that recent driver of the SUV really could have turned around and killed many more.
Not slamming folks who are concerned, but it’s a sad state when we must look at tools and transportation as deadly weapons. What would be interesting to know is that years ago I could take my .22 rifle to class with me on the bus – shooting was a legit sport at the time – and I never ever heard of anyone doing something untoward at that time. What has changed? Why are we so angry and destructive – is it movie and TV and video game content? Is it social media polarizing society and teaching us to hate anything and anyone not like us? Go figure.
SACJON, yes axes are capable of mass killings. Do a google search and you will find multiple recent examples. Hundreds of people is a stretch. The largest needless firearm killing was 60 in Las Vegas.
COASTWATCH – lol….. Never said knives weren’t “deadly weapons.” Read the post again before calling anyone anything. ROFLMAO!