The motion, put forward by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, would have reauthorized the Assault Weapons Ban, which first passed in 1994 and expired 10 years later. The US has recorded the highest number of mass shootings for the second year in a row.
You can’t carry knives in Australia for protection. And I’m glad you can’t, imagine those nutters you see on the streets, but this time with a blade?
If it were legal I might carry one around, solely because other people could have one and I might need it. As it stands we’re all relatively knifeless, and it makes us a lot more relaxed and jovial. A late night argument is just that, shit talk. It doesn’t end in someone bleeding to death because we all carry weapons.