Balisongs / "Ninja Stars" / Nunchucks - Why Are They Banned?

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It has been at least 10 years since I first made a video about unreasonable, silly weapon bans... Since then, have legislators learned to use more common sense or perhaps even solid arguments with evidence backing them up to decide what should be prohibited and what should be legal to own?

In short: Nope.

Balisongs ("butterfly knives"), throwing stars (shuriken), and nunchaku are still banned in many (if not most) places outside of the US and also a few American states. Let's examine the common justifications for these laws and think about whether they hold water (spoiler: they don't).

Throwing stars are illegal, throwing knives and axes are not. The same is true for switchblades (automatic knives with a blade that opens at the push of a button) and other folding knives, daggers, etc.

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“Throwing Stars (Shuriken) In Canada - What's Legal, What's Banned?” by Runkle of the Bailey
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“Ninja Throwing Stars For Self Defense?!?! (vs HEAD)” by 1ShotTV
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