So the ban has finally taken its toll on a collector. I'm now officially unable to fill up the last few slots on my wall hanger now that Samurai swords are illegal to buy.

I didn't really understand why the government decided that they had to ban Samurai swords, or any large curved blade for that matter. I mean fair enough that they say 'Samurai sword attacks are low in volume but high in impact', but the impact is not much higher than the average (and much much MUCH higher volume) kitchen knife and gun attacks. I could even mention that having a massive sword swung at you is alot less likely to kill you than a small but fucking sharp vegetable knife, seeing as the things are ridiculously unwieldy to handle in average hands.

I recently got my Masahiro sword delivered to me and I've been gawking at it all day. Every time I unsheath it it just makes my eyes widen to see such a beautiful piece of steel that I can see myself in before me. I'm wondering if I should start learning how to use them properly instead of swinging them around in my back garden to release some tension XD

My point is that I'm pretty pissed that I can't collect something that does strangely inspire me because some idiot politician thinks this will drop the murder rate. All the psychos need do is choose something smaller, sharper, more easily concealed, more dangerous and FAR more easily obtainable than a cheaply made martial arts cutting instrument.

I've had my rant, now I'm gonna look at my sword some more.

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