Edmonton wants to ban sales of pocket knives

[Rvsask]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

I think it’s great.

Now to start a company called green eco slicers… make a Swiss Army knife green. Put a solar cell on the side and a led light. Donate $1 to save the whales and a $1 to support radical leftists. Write “diversity” on the other side.

Use rainbow metal for the blades.

Diversity video of people whittling carrots for a vegan salad.

Fast forward a year and I’m a millionaire.

I actually laughed out loud. This is an accurate humorous take.

[Wes_G]

A rock on the ground could be a weapon given the right circumstance. There is no end to this kind of stupidity.

[DirtShooter]

Originally Posted by Rvsask

I actually laughed out loud. This is an accurate humorous take.

The rainbow blade gor me. Help I'm being attacked by diversity!


Actually that happens on the LRT all the time.

[Bushmaster]

I've carried a pocket knife for as long as I can remember...and used it for a variety of things...not the least of which was coming across this accident on the highway a few years ago. Tossed my knife to a buddy, who was able to use it to cut the seatbelt holding the unconcious driver laying over on the front seat and dragging him out, thereby saving his life !! A minute later this is what the vehicle looked like....

[CBintheNorth]

Originally Posted by Pathfinder76

You seriously can NOT fix stupid. Ban golf clubs. Hammers. Pipe wrenches. Cutlery. Glass dishware. High heeled shoes. For the love of all things holy, people are stabbed in prison. Do they sell knives in there?

Wasn't one of the first murders ever recorded committed with a rock?
Ban 'em all, I say.

[jungleboy]

Originally Posted by CBintheNorth

Wasn't one of the first murders ever recorded committed with a rock?
Ban 'em all, I say.

I believe it was a black tactical switch rock

[fishnguy]

I don’t know, you guys are laughing, but imagine how these people feel:

Former city councillor Allan Bolstad lives in the Alberta Avenue area where he said knives can be bought in convenience stores.

“I stood there for five minutes looking at these, thinking, this is bad,” Bolstad said.

Ok, I laughed here for quite a bit. Lol. Wait till he discovers the kitchen knives section at Canadian Tire. Or a jerky stand at the same convenience store. He will have a full blown panic attack.

This guy too:

Morin decided to walk into one corner store and purchase two knives.

“I wanted to see how easy it was for someone to go buying these weapons at our corner store and it was pretty quick,” Morin said.

I wonder what he was expecting when he decided to check “how easy it is to buy these weapons”.

Crazy stuff.

[Hunter gatherer]

Originally Posted by fishnguy

I don’t know, you guys are laughing, but imagine how these people feel:

Former city councillor Allan Bolstad lives in the Alberta Avenue area where he said knives can be bought in convenience stores.

“I stood there for five minutes looking at these, thinking, this is bad,” Bolstad said.

Ok, I laughed here for quite a bit. Lol. Wait till he discovers the kitchen knives section at Canadian Tire. Or a jerky stand at the same convenience store. He will have a full blown panic attack.

This guy too:

Morin decided to walk into one corner store and purchase two knives.

“I wanted to see how easy it was for someone to go buying these weapons at our corner store and it was pretty quick,” Morin said.

I wonder what he was expecting when he decided to check “how easy it is to buy these weapons”.

Crazy stuff.

It must be terrible going through life being afraid of a pocket knife. Cowardly lion is the image I see when I read these stories. Hopefully they don't have sons.

[brewster29]

Originally Posted by fishnguy

I don’t know, you guys are laughing, but imagine how these people feel:

Former city councillor Allan Bolstad lives in the Alberta Avenue area where he said knives can be bought in convenience stores.

“I stood there for five minutes looking at these, thinking, this is bad,” Bolstad said.

Ok, I laughed here for quite a bit. Lol. Wait till he discovers the kitchen knives section at Canadian Tire. Or a jerky stand at the same convenience store. He will have a full blown panic attack.

This guy too:

Morin decided to walk into one corner store and purchase two knives.

“I wanted to see how easy it was for someone to go buying these weapons at our corner store and it was pretty quick,” Morin said.

I wonder what he was expecting when he decided to check “how easy it is to buy these weapons”.

Crazy stuff.

Pretty sure that Morin misspelled his own name.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by DirtShooter

https://globalnews.ca/news/10401448/...-store-knives/

Hilarious. Someone ask the UK how well their knife bans work!!

A few citizens want this not all of Edmonton and yup worth a story for some to write about is all.

This will blow over and onto another after all it’s the big city.....

[HVA7mm]

Nothing more than people moving into certain areas of the city, because real estate is cheap, and trying to gentrify them and profit from the proceeds. It's been happening everywhere for a long time. These areas of the city have always been rough and attracted certain demographics, which have been made way worse by the city enabling and encouraging drug use, homelessness and crime. The city has allowed setting up safe consumption sites, open drug use/drug dealing in these neighborhoods for years now. They have stifled law enforcement's attempts to actually enforce the law due to woke race based policies.

I'm not saying that gentrification is necessarily wrong, however it usually means displacing not only the addicts and mentally ill people, but also the lower income residents that have lived there for generations. There have been multiple attempts to clean up some areas of the city with countless millions of taxpayer dollars since I moved here 30+ years ago. There has been some success but most of these projects have failed to do anything but siphon more money from taxpayers and line the pockets of developers and contractors with close ties to the city. I can't blame the developers and contractors, as they'd be crazy to not take money thrown at them by the city.

[elkhunter11]

When it comes right down to it, this appears to be nothing more than the woke looking for an excuse to be offended.

[Phil McCracken]

Another quote from Christy Morin:

“It’s really scary because when you’re working in critical care communities like the Alberta Ave district and areas, McCauley, Queen Mary Park, all over the city, we are dealing with people who are using heavy drugs and you’re sort of wondering: how are they going to manage a knife like this?” she said.

Maybe the drug issues should be examined first...not the knives...

Wokeness at its best!...

[Sundog57]

Originally Posted by Bushmaster

I've carried a pocket knife for as long as I can remember...and used it for a variety of things...not the least of which was coming across this accident on the highway a few years ago. Tossed my knife to a buddy, who was able to use it to cut the seatbelt holding the unconcious driver laying over on the front seat and dragging him out, thereby saving his life !! A minute later this is what the vehicle looked like....

A Tesla on a Sunday drive!

Have carried a knife my entire life - feel naked without it.
A pocket knife or a belt knife is a basic piece of safety equipment.
When I was in Nautical College, one of the crusty old instructors stated: "Gentlemen, a seaman without a knife is like a "lady of the night" without "the appropriate piece of her anatomy"" (Paraphrased)"
Words to live by...

[Drewski Canuck]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

If the woke had their way, nobody HONEST AND LAW ABIDING would carry a leatherman or a pocket knife. I am surprised they don't call for registering kitchen knives. BUT THE CRIMINALS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE FORGIVEN FOR THEIR ACTS OF VIOLENCE, AFTER ALL, IT IS
SOCIETY'S FAULT

There. I fixed it for you.

Drewski

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Sundog57

A Tesla on a Sunday drive!

Have carried a knife my entire life - feel naked without it.
A pocket knife or a belt knife is a basic piece of safety equipment.
When I was in Nautical College, one of the crusty old instructors stated: "Gentlemen, a seaman without a knife is like a "lady of the night" without "the appropriate piece of her anatomy"" (Paraphrased)"
Words to live by...

I carry a mini leatherman in my pocket, and have a full sized one in the storage between the seats of my truck. Just as my father did, and his father before him, I carried a pocket knife since I was a young boy. Oddly enough, none of us have ever used the pocket knife as a weapon, we have always carried and used them as the tools they were designed to be..

[Battle Rat]

Don't trust any man that doesn't carry a pocket knife.

[Bushleague]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I carry a mini leatherman in my pocket, and have a full sized one in the storage between the seats of my truck. Just as my father did, and his father before him, I carried a pocket knife since I was a young boy. Oddly enough, none of us have ever used the pocket knife as a weapon, we have always carried and used them as the tools they were designed to be..

My grandfather gave me a Case Stockman when I was 7, I've rarely been without a knife ever since. Beyond being an indespensible tool pocket knives become keepsakes and mementos. After enough years in my pocket they aquire enough sentimental value that I retire them to a little box and get a new one. Going through that box occasionally is like looking at a photo album... memories of old adventures, friends I've lost touch with, and family members who've passed.

They will never stop me from carrying a knife.

[Bigwoodsman]

Originally Posted by fishnguy

I don’t know, you guys are laughing, but imagine how these people feel:

Former city councillor Allan Bolstad lives in the Alberta Avenue area where he said knives can be bought in convenience stores.

“I stood there for five minutes looking at these, thinking, this is bad,” Bolstad said.

Ok, I laughed here for quite a bit. Lol. Wait till he discovers the kitchen knives section at Canadian Tire. Or a jerky stand at the same convenience store. He will have a full blown panic attack.

This guy too:

Morin decided to walk into one corner store and purchase two knives.

“I wanted to see how easy it was for someone to go buying these weapons at our corner store and it was pretty quick,” Morin said.

I wonder what he was expecting when he decided to check “how easy it is to buy these weapons”.

Crazy stuff.

Tell them they make knives out of toothbrushes in prison. That'll blow their minds!

BW

[Bigwoodsman]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I carry a mini leatherman in my pocket, and have a full sized one in the storage between the seats of my truck. Just as my father did, and his father before him, I carried a pocket knife since I was a young boy. Oddly enough, none of us have ever used the pocket knife as a weapon, we have always carried and used them as the tools they were designed to be..

I don't carry them on me. I do have one in the truck, in my tool kit on the ebike in my fishing vest, and in my tool box. Never too far away from my lethermens. Never ever though to use one as a weapon though.

BW

[pikergolf]

I wonder if Edmonton ever considered that people want to carry knives because they don't feel safe in this drug addled utopia they have created?

[KGB]

Originally Posted by pikergolf

I wonder if Edmonton ever considered that people want to carry knives because they don't feel safe in this drug addled utopia they have created?

Knife is the last thing you want to have in a confrontation with a druggy… I would rather have an expandable baton… you take the knee out and walk away…

[fishnguy]

Originally Posted by Bigwoodsman

I don't carry them on me. I do have one in the truck, in my tool kit on the ebike in my fishing vest, and in my tool box. Never too far away from my lethermens. Never ever though to use one as a weapon though.

BW

In other words, you are armed to the teeth! Or is it knifed to the teeth? Or leathermanned?

[HyperMOA]

Originally Posted by KGB

Knife is the last thing you want to have in a confrontation with a druggy… I would rather have an expandable baton… you take the knee out and walk away…

My bare hands is the last thing. I will take the knife long before my bare hands.

I’d take numchucks though. 😂

[Bigwoodsman]

Originally Posted by fishnguy

In other words, you are armed to the teeth! Or is it knifed to the teeth? Or leathermanned?

I just find a leatherman very handy, and like to have them within reach. Just don't walk around with one in my pocket or on my belt.

BW

[KGB]

Originally Posted by HyperMOA

My bare hands is the last thing. I will take the knife long before my bare hands.

I’d take numchucks though. 😂

Popeye- is that you?

[NCC]

I just watched a video on Active Self Protection of a druggie killing a policeman with a knife. I agree with others who have stated that the druggie was the problem, not the kitchen knife he used in the attack.

[Pekan]

Slow news day in Edmonton?

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by Pekan

Slow news day in Edmonton?

No. Just the standard everyday MSM propaganda....

[Bushrat]

Originally Posted by Pekan

Slow news day in Edmonton?

Nah just another diversion from the real news that they don't report. All we have for TV news media is tabloid style 'news blurbs' devoted to nonsense catering to the dumb and dumber.

So much going on in Canada and the world yet they devote maybe 25% airtime to real issues which they put their biased media spin on, the rest is about things that don't matter to anyone. Infotainment sucks.