[TheForge] banning samurai swords (in england)

[Andrew Vida]

Jerry Smith wrote:
> The Brits are a concerned people and somethings that
> cause violence with them seem to get banned. Try
> flying in to Heathrow, you will see light armoured
> vehicles and small tanks around the airport.

	Concerned?  Perhaps so, but the relevant question is WHAT, exactly, are 
they concerned about?  The English used to be some of the toughest 
bastards on the planet.  If you judge them today by the public face put 
on by the government, they have devolved into a race of spineless, 
simpering, socialistic sissies clamoring for the state tit and an 
illusion of safety, guaranteed by the state.
> 
> Most Americans do not see that this sort of thing is

	They don't WANT to know.

> Chicago and NYC have heavy restrictions.

	NYC since 1913.  The Sullivan Law.