Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Banned Keychains



I was surprised to read this:

Popular Self-defense Keychains Could Land You In Jail

A case if nanny state or wise legislation?

I quickly emailed the article to my youngest daughter.

:o

11 comments:

DaBlade said...

Clearly, what stops a bad guy with a kitty cat keychain is a good guy with a kitty cat keychain. I'll give you my Cat Eyes when you pry it from my cold, dead keychain. If Cat Eyes are outlawed, then only outlaws will have kitty cat keychains.

OK, I'll stop. You get the idea :) Stupid to prohibit women from carrying these to protect themselves (though I would encourage them to get a CPL and put a handgun in their purse). Hopefully we can all agree that THIS should be illegal to carry.

cube said...

DaBlade: Lol. I tend to agree with you, especially about Little Kitty. We don't need such inane and yet very ubiquitous drek.

I think this prohibition of Cat Eyes is another legislative overreaction. I also encourage people to get a CCP and become very familiar with the use of your handgun(s).

messymimi said...

What's next to outlaw? Carrying the key between your fingers for protection instead? Enough already!

Sandee said...

Talk about overreacting to everything. Good grief.

Have a fabulous day. ♥

LL said...

That's pretty weird.

I can see where it might have some small use in self defense, but then again, so does a rock or a pen or keys held in a hand...

If it was pink, it would be pronounced "progressive".

cube said...

Messymimi: Exactly. How many more things will law-abiding people not be allowed to carry while the criminals do whatever they want.

cube said...

Sandee: You know we're living in a nanny state when they're even regulating soft drinks. What next?

cube said...

LL: A small difference versus a handgun, yes, but it's better than nothing. You make an excellent point about rocks or a pen or keys in hand... are they going to ban those next?

We are living in interesting times.

Mike_C said...

Who are these TSA officers to deny me practice of my religion?

This is not a kitty key chain, it is a religious icon, a symbol of the goddess Bast, She With the Powerful Heart, She Who Protects Her Father, She Who Dispels Darkness. Worship of Bast pre-dates Christianity, and Bast is an AFRICAN goddess. That means that interfering with my worship is RACIST, you fascists!

cube said...

Mick_C: That's one way around this idiotic prohibition. You'd probably get a free ticket plus more goodies out of that.

Kid said...

If anyone doesn't want to carry, then I think pepper spray or mace is the better option.

Of course, when these key chains are outlawed, only outlaws will have them, just like moslem vermin in London are the only ones with knives now.