‘Rambo’ blades still on sale
Herald Sun, Page: 7. Friday, 19 December, 2008
Just a week after the Tyler Cassidy tragedy, a store is selling long-bladed hunting knives including a replica Rambo blade, alongside a “no licence required” sign.
The Herald Sun viewed the knives, which are more than 20cm long, on display in the “Fellas” store at Highpoint Shopping Centre.
Opposition police spokesman Andrew McIntosh said the Government should ban the items, which he described as lethal weapons.
“These weapons glorifying violence have no place in a gift shop in a family shopping mall,” he said.
Mr McIntosh said the knives served little purpose other than weaponry. “They have no legitimate purpose and should be banned,” he said.
“If John Brumby was fair dinkum about dangerous weapons like these knives he would immediately ban these lethal weapons from sale.” A spokesman for the store said the knives were sold as collectables. “We deal in collectables, not weapons,” the spokesman said.
“These knives come with certificates to say they are limited edition collectables.” The spokesman defended the store’s right to advertise the “no licence required” aspect, saying the signs referred to a gun or weapons licence.
“You don’t need a gun licence or a weapon licence to buy them because they are not above a certain length,” he said. “You still need to prove that you’re over 18. We don’t sell them to people under age.” Kitchen knives in plastic packaging, similar to those used by Tyler, remained on the store’s shelves yesterday.
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