Victoria to ban machete sales this week after gang brawl at shopping centre
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says the sale of machetes will be banned from Wednesday following a gang brawl at a shopping centre on Sunday.

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/6390494

The Victorian government will ban the sale of machetes from Wednesday after a gang brawl at a shopping centre.

Two males were arrested and another was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition after the incident at Northlands shopping centre.

  • DeceptichumOPEnglish
    9·
    3 days ago

    Ah thanks for the extra information, shame it’s still garbage.

    Machetes are already “controlled weapons”, which mean they cannot be possessed or carried without a lawful excuse, but under Premier Jacinta Allan’s new proposal, they will be banned.

    • zero_gravitas@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      People who need them will be able to apply for a permit, so not a complete ban:

      Under the new laws, Victorians who legitimately require them such as farmers or hunters will be required to apply for exemptions.

      • tau@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        That will either stymie a lot of people who do legitimately need one or be useless. For example I have a machete and several legitimate uses for it - clearing a bunch of running bamboo on my (residential) block, clearing blackberry etc from single track for the dirt bike, and clearing lantana etc on my grandad’s property. If they require something like proof of owning rural land I would be blocked from legitimate use (if I lived in Vic), if they take me at my word what’s to stop any man and his dog claiming similar and then we’re back where we started but with more bureaucracy.