US EditionMachete gang fight in shopping mall leads Australian state to bring forward ban
- On Sunday afternoon at a Melbourne mall, machete-wielding gang members fought, seriously injuring a 20-year-old man.
- The violent clash prompted Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan to announce an immediate ban on the sale of machetes in the state.
- Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state, will enforce the ban starting Wednesday, with a three-month amnesty for safe disposal of machetes.
- Possessing a machete without exemption in Victoria can lead to up to two years in prison or a fine exceeding 47,000 Australian dollars, about $30,700.
- Authorities arrested four gang members connected to the fight, and the ban aims to reduce knife crime and prevent dangerous weapons in public spaces.
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ThePatriotLight - Australia Bans Machetes After Shopping Center Attack – Twitchy
ThePatriotLight - Like many countries, Australia has a crime problem. This is because they've imported immigrants from nations where the culture is wholly incompatible with Western civilization, and then refuse to enforce laws (because that might be racist or culturally insensitive). Instead, they push stupid laws that won't solve any of the problems, because solving the problems involves actual work.Recently, two 'gangs' got into a machete fig…
Australian state plans to ban sale of machetes following violent gang fight
An Australian state government is banning the sale of machetes after a violent gang fight in a suburban shopping mall injured a young man. Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan announced Monday the ban on the sale of large knives would take effect Wednesday after machete-wielding gang members clashed at a Melbourne…
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