South Australia to legalize Extendable Baton's and Pepper Spray for personal defense
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It has come to my attention that we have an issue with violent crimes and muggings happening to everyone. The truth is, no matter how many police we acquire and no many how many police circulate our community at any given time, crimes such as muggings, assault and rape will still be prevalent. Our police are some of the finest in the world and I myself respect and thank them for doing their job in "Keeping South Australia Safe".
However, as mentioned early, the police cannot be just everywhere at once which comes to my attention that there are situations where we must defend ourselves. However, as recommended by many self defense experts we should avoid these situations in the first place. But, there are just some situations which we just have to defend ourselves (e.g. random assault from gang members). In these situations, we normally want to get out of these situations of quickly as possible. However the aggressor might be armed with an object such as a knife, metal bar, sock filled with rocks, etc.
As law abiding citizens of Australia, we should have access to self defense purpose built force multipliers such suggested, pepper spray and extendable batons. I do not regard these items as "weapons", even though technically they are. However, they are built to temporary disable an aggressor, so that the situation can be controlled. And unlike a gun or a knife, with proper usage they can be effective in controlling a situation. And also unlike a gun, these items are very in-effective in as a weapon for a massacre.
Police, security and good civilians around the world use these items to control situations of forced felony. A citizen could use these items to get out of a situation as quickly as possible, or call for help. Also, it can help to avoid them to be another victim of a violent crime/robbery.
The police are available at all times to protect us, however the victim will always be the first line of defense. Remember, these are situations which seconds count, which the police will arrive in minutes to investigate the crime. Also, it would be hard to use a phone in a situation such as a mugging or robbery.
This is not about paranoia or providing criminals/gangs weapons (Which they would already have access to due to black markets), but it is about preparation of such situation to occur.
An extendable baton and some pepper spray canisters can also double as a torch, which can be useful at night time as a torch of course.
The regulation of pepper spray could be similar to how Western Australia regulates pepper spray, however, extendable batons could be regulated as suggested....
* Sales of Extendable Baton is prohibited to those under 16 years of age (The same could be implemented to pepper spray)
* A police/background check is required before the sale
* The following should be prohibited from obtaining one...
- Criminals
- The mentally unstable
- People who have connections with known gangs
- people with history of alcoholism
- people with history of domestic violence
* A booklet with basic self defense guidelines, and baton techniques shall be presented. The booklet should also contain laws regarding self defense, the application of the device and how to safely store it when not carrying it.
* There should be no limit in the size of the baton.
* Concealed carry should be an option.
However, as mentioned early, the police cannot be just everywhere at once which comes to my attention that there are situations where we must defend ourselves. However, as recommended by many self defense experts we should avoid these situations in the first place. But, there are just some situations which we just have to defend ourselves (e.g. random assault from gang members). In these situations, we normally want to get out of these situations of quickly as possible. However the aggressor might be armed with an object such as a knife, metal bar, sock filled with rocks, etc.
As law abiding citizens of Australia, we should have access to self defense purpose built force multipliers such suggested, pepper spray and extendable batons. I do not regard these items as "weapons", even though technically they are. However, they are built to temporary disable an aggressor, so that the situation can be controlled. And unlike a gun or a knife, with proper usage they can be effective in controlling a situation. And also unlike a gun, these items are very in-effective in as a weapon for a massacre.
Police, security and good civilians around the world use these items to control situations of forced felony. A citizen could use these items to get out of a situation as quickly as possible, or call for help. Also, it can help to avoid them to be another victim of a violent crime/robbery.
The police are available at all times to protect us, however the victim will always be the first line of defense. Remember, these are situations which seconds count, which the police will arrive in minutes to investigate the crime. Also, it would be hard to use a phone in a situation such as a mugging or robbery.
This is not about paranoia or providing criminals/gangs weapons (Which they would already have access to due to black markets), but it is about preparation of such situation to occur.
An extendable baton and some pepper spray canisters can also double as a torch, which can be useful at night time as a torch of course.
The regulation of pepper spray could be similar to how Western Australia regulates pepper spray, however, extendable batons could be regulated as suggested....
* Sales of Extendable Baton is prohibited to those under 16 years of age (The same could be implemented to pepper spray)
* A police/background check is required before the sale
* The following should be prohibited from obtaining one...
- Criminals
- The mentally unstable
- People who have connections with known gangs
- people with history of alcoholism
- people with history of domestic violence
* A booklet with basic self defense guidelines, and baton techniques shall be presented. The booklet should also contain laws regarding self defense, the application of the device and how to safely store it when not carrying it.
* There should be no limit in the size of the baton.
* Concealed carry should be an option.
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Chris
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Dave
- Comments
- I agree
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matthew johnson
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- i dnt get y these r illegal becuz a cricket bat is worse
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kimber
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- yeah i too am sick of this. it doesnt work the gangs still have the weapons
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Al
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- We need to take affirmative action people! If we want to protect ourselves with the tools, we need to inform the public even more.
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Cassandra Dawes
- Do you agree?
- yes i do agree especially as a single mother with a young child
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- Comments
- It is quite common for loose dogs to run up to a dog walking on a leash and start a fight. This can turn into a dangerous situation that is almost impossible to get out of. Pepper spray can be useful in subdueing the animal without permanent damage.(by the way, read the reviews for muzzle mace on amazon.com-it doesn't work. Pepper spray of regular strength is needed). Since pepper spray causes no lasting effects, it's ridiculous why it can't be used as self defense. It's possible to cause more damage with regular household items.
- Do you agree?
- Yes!!!
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chris wallis
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- Yeah/ asif I can buy a crossbow: black ops silent, predatory and deadly- without a licence- and I can't buy a non lethal self defence weapon.
- Do you agree?
- YES
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Amy Van Oosten
- Do you agree?
- Yes. Absolutely. However one comment on the petitions description does concern me. The suggestion that persons who should be disallowed a right to carry such protection and listening "mentally unstable". It seems that to me, that description is entirely too broad and needs to be expanded. There are high statistics of Australians who are "mentally ill" with various reasons for diagnosis. Such as people with clinical depression, or even anxiety. While I agree that persons who have history of violent breakdowns being the CAUSE of a mental illness, I do not agree that the majority of the mental health community and mental health consumers should be exempt from this. A person who is clinically depressed or suffers from a mental condition that could render them a target for an attack, (as attackers go for victims who they see as "weak") denying a harmless person with no history of violence or severe mental health problems the right to defend themselves in an attack, is bordering on oppression and discrimination. It's not the suggestion I find concerning, though, it is the fact the description of it could be entirely too broad, and is highly unfair to persons of the mental health consumer community who are harmless, and deserve the right to protect themselves as any other Australian.
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