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Knife legislation is defined as the body of statutory law or case law promulgated or enacted by a government or other governing jurisdiction that prohibits, criminalizes, or restricts the otherwise legal manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, possession, transport, or use of knives.
The National Firearms Agreement (NFA), also sometimes called the National Agreement on Firearms, the National Firearms Agreement and Buyback Program, or the Nationwide Agreement on Firearms, [1] was an agreement concerning firearm control made by Australasian Police Ministers' Council (APMC) in 1996, in response to the Port Arthur massacre that killed 35 people.
Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.
The number of crimes involving machetes, swords or zombie knives has nearly doubled in five years, police figures suggest. Data obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act showed that ...
Even before the mass shooting in Sacramento, the selling and manufacturing of illegal guns has been a top concern for police and lawmakers in California. Now, a new law is being considered that ...
Of the state’s 20 largest wildfires, according to Cal Fire, most are caused by lightning and non-arson human activity. Power lines are also a major factor, and some causes are unknown.
Another research from California State University, San Bernardino, has found that there was a 78% rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the United States of America in 2015. [4] Police reports in 2016 also stated that hate crimes and violence against Muslim communities in the United States of America were on the rise.
A machete (/ m ə ˈ ʃ ɛ t i /; Spanish pronunciation:) is a broad blade used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The blade is typically 30 to 66 centimetres (12 to 26 in) long and usually under 3 millimetres ( 1 ⁄ 8 in) thick.