{"id":217005,"date":"2025-06-11T19:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T00:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=217005"},"modified":"2025-10-08T06:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:53:27","slug":"australia-bans-knives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/australia-bans-knives\/","title":{"rendered":"First Guns, Now Knives \u2014 Australia Proves Why 2A Is Non-Negotiable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia just reminded the world what happens when government overreach becomes standard operating procedure. One violent incident \u2014 and now machetes are banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrcolionnoir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-bans-knives\" title=\"First Guns, Now Knives \u2014 Australia Proves Why 2A Is Non-Negotiable\">Colion Noir <\/a>didn\u2019t hold back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Australia\u2019s New Knife Ban Proves Gun Control Was Just the Beginning\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WGn4wlqNIjI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Australia has decided to ban certain knives after a gang-related attack. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA few days ago there was a machete attack at a shopping center in Australia\u2026 now machetes are banned,\u201d Noir said in a recent video. \u201cI wish I was making this up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reports of a gang-related brawl in Melbourne\u2019s Northland Shopping Center, Australian officials didn\u2019t stop to examine the root cause. They didn\u2019t ask how gangs got weapons, or why violence keeps erupting despite Australia\u2019s sweeping gun bans. Instead, they did what governments do best: banned something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knives longer than 20 centimeters \u2014 gone from shelves. Retailers had just 48 hours to comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is why every time someone says \u2018Well can\u2019t we just compromise a little?\u2019 my answer is no,\u201d Noir said. \u201cBecause this is what compromise looks like over time. Guns today. Machetes tomorrow. Toothpicks next Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Noir, it\u2019s never about the tool \u2014 it\u2019s about control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf it were, we\u2019d have banned fists and feet by now,\u201d he said. \u201cBut fists don\u2019t give the government more control. Guns do. Machetes do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-10-father-s-day-gift-ideas-for-that-fantastic-father\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ten-fathers-day-gift-ideas-for-that-fantastic-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-bans-knives\" title=\"First Guns, Now Knives \u2014 Australia Proves Why 2A Is Non-Negotiable\">10 Father\u2019s Day Gift Ideas for That Fantastic Father<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s not wrong. Australian officials aren\u2019t even banning <em>all<\/em> large knives. A 19cm carving knife is still perfectly legal. So what\u2019s the logic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is none,\u201d Noir said. \u201cIt\u2019s about appearance. It\u2019s about control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir has spent two decades warning that compromise leads to slow-motion disarmament. And this, he says, is why Americans can\u2019t afford to get comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome of y\u2019all are breathing easy \u2014 \u2018We\u2019ve got the courts, we\u2019ve got the House, we\u2019re good.\u2019 But presidents don\u2019t last forever. Trump can\u2019t run again,\u201d he warned. \u201cThe moment the other side finds someone more likable than <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/proof-joe-biden-kamala-harris-back-gun-confiscation\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-bans-knives\" title=\"First Guns, Now Knives \u2014 Australia Proves Why 2A Is Non-Negotiable\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"435\">Kamala Harris<\/a> \u2014 and that\u2019s a low bar \u2014 they\u2019re back in power. And the bans come back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s seen it happen before: the cycle of complacency followed by panic. The courts may be friendly today, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/merriam-webster-definition-assault-rifle\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"australia-bans-knives\" title=\"First Guns, Now Knives \u2014 Australia Proves Why 2A Is Non-Negotiable\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"436\">anti-gun lobby<\/a> never rests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday it\u2019s machetes in Australia. Tomorrow it\u2019ll be assault cutlery. Then high-capacity shoelaces,\u201d he joked. \u201cThen maybe they\u2019ll go after the real threat \u2014 those deadly plastic straws. Oh wait. They already did that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir\u2019s point is deadly serious beneath the satire: <em>this is what happens when a nation trades freedom for the illusion of safety.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t get to rest,\u201d he said. \u201cWe stay vigilant. 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