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NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:04 pm
by seamusTX
Ice picks continue to be a popular weapon in New York City. They are readily available, inexpensive, untraceable, and silent.
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- Jim
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:57 pm
by LSL
It is time to regulate ice picks in NYC. Then, of course, microstamp each one and have "sample ice chips" taken and stored for comparison purposes.
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:07 pm
by 77346
Mayor Bloomberg should pass a ban on this deadly devices... outlaw the online sales of ice picks and put limits to how many ice picks you can buy per year (i.e. 2 per year). Implement a 7-day waiting period or at the minimum an city-wide online system to check the background of those buying these things. Perhaps a special tax of 1000% should be imposed as well...
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:27 pm
by Heartland Patriot
For those that ARE allowed to purchase ice picks after the upcoming ban, I believe that manufacturers should have to create rapidly dulling versions of the icepick. That way, the icepick wouldn't have too high of a "capacity".
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:32 pm
by ffemt300
I hope they dont start adding foregrips, hi-cap mags, and optics to the ice picks....then they would be "assault picks"....
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:31 pm
by LSL
Add the optional aggressive "defensive" tips, and it can be considered a "toothed" pick
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:41 pm
by Heartland Patriot
LSL wrote:Add the optional aggressive "defensive" tips, and it can be considered a "toothed" pick
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 3:03 pm
by ffemt300
A bayonet lug would make it waaay dangerous!
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:56 am
by WildBill
seamusTX wrote:Ice picks continue to be a popular weapon in New York City. They are readily available, inexpensive, untraceable, and silent. - Jim
No pun intended, but for some reason, the thought of getting stabbed with an ice pick is "chilling".
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:07 pm
by seamusTX
No pun intended, but...
Whenever someone says, "No pun intended, but..."
If I had to be assaulted with a deadly weapon, I think I'd rather take my chances with a bullet than be stabbed with an ice pick by someone who knew what he was doing. The article goes into some detail about the injuries they cause.
There's probably a good reason why assassins traditionally used stilettos or daggers.
- Jim
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:08 pm
by WildBill
seamusTX wrote:No pun intended, but...
Whenever someone says, "No pun intended, but..."
- Jim
You got me.
Re: NY: Sometimes the old ways are best
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:16 pm
by recaffeination
seamusTX wrote:There's probably a good reason why assassins traditionally used stilettos or daggers.
Like silenced 22s they're good for killing without attracting a lot of attention. The key is location, location, location.