OK,

[dancerjodi]

How does buying/using a sword differ from buying/using a Henkel's knife? This is in regards to this article found on the New England Rennie's LJ:
http://cbsnewyork.com/topstories/local_story_132070112.html

Any reputable business will not sell weapons to minors - so why is it wrong to be selling pointy things that are perfectly legal to adults?

People need lives, really.

Comments

[dragonvpm.livejournal.com]

People need lives, really.

I agree, but I can't help but think that this guy is running a bit of a sketchy operation. It would be one thing if he was scraping by selling cheap $5 butterfly knives or something of that sort, but if he's making and selling $1200 swords and he's doing well enough that he can discount them to $800 just because someone goes to his apartmnet (as he apparently did on the undercover footage) then he should probably consider running his operation out of a legitimate storefront or random industrial space.

Granted, he might have just been posturing a bit for a prospective client, but it sounds like his business is large enough that he should be running it in a more professional manner or at least out of a legitimate business location.

[developer.livejournal.com]

Clearly he is irresponsible, deviant and BAD.

whatever!

(Note the sarcasm)

Freaks are everywhere, get used to it people!

[nazier.livejournal.com]

I know Steve, i worked with him years ago. And while he has some shady business practices none of those things are in this article. I wrote a comment to the writer of the article. While I may not like Steve as a person business or otherwise that article was nothing but slander.

[tiamatlady]

it doesn't help that he looks creepy. Like Rob Zombie creepy. He's just giving someone an excuse to get rid of him, if he lives so "close to a school" some nosy SUV driving mommy probably thinks he's a child molester.

You buy your OWN place, THEN make weapons. No, I haven't thought about it *grins*