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Why? Is there a legitimate reason for anyone to own or be able to easily purchase a ninja sword?
yeah, decoration/recreation (or do you want to ban the bow and arrow too? maybe ban boxing gloves?)/historical preservation
banning swords is absurd, if anything you want miscreants to use swords because they're fucking massive and obvious, you can't conceal a katana.
meanwhile if someone wants to kill and not make that fact visible, they can just.. keep a screwdriver in their pocket and stab someone, and you're never going to ban screwdrivers.
Blunt weapons and historical items are not banned per this legislation.
Why would you need a reason—legitimate or otherwise—to justify owning a sword?
Because it’s a weapon.
How many of these were done with a freaking katana LMAO
A non-zero amount
So is a water pistol. Depends if I change the pH of the water?
It's not legal to carry a water pistol full of acid either.
Let’s be real honest is that still just water?
Depends if it's rainwater or, salty tears. pH can go either way then.
Vinegar or bicarbonate you choose