Han wrote:
"HeyBub" wrote in
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RicodJour wrote:
On Jun 13, 9:31 am, "John Grossbohlin"
wrote:
Make of this what you will... I thought it was interesting!

What's in your pocket? What's in your shop?

U.S. Customs has proposed revoking earlier rulings that assisted
opening knives are not switchblades. The proposal would not only
outlaw assisted opening knives, its overly broad new definition of
a switchblade would also include all one-handed opening knives and
most other pocket knives.

I don't understand why people are getting worked up about this.
They're talking about assisted knives and one-handed operation.
That's the territory of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
So let the two branches of government fight it out.
Kind of like tossing a meat bone to a couple of dogs so they fight
each other instead of you.


You don't have a utility knife - the kind where you push a tab and
the blade extends?

I don't think the VA police would let a visitor bring such a weapon
into the hospital. For reasons of prior unpleasant experiences.
Would you like me to ask my friendly Manhattan VA Officer?

The issue is not the VA; the issue is whether you could take a utility knife
to the job site - actually whether you could BUY a utility knife to take to
the job site. More specifically, whether you could buy a knife that had been
imported so you could take it to a job site. That wasn't a VA hospital.

My head hurts.