I learned for the first time, yesterday, while shopping at K-Mart..............the checkout lady asks me, "Are you over 18? I think you are, but I had to ask", as she chuckles. I said, "Why, couldn't I buy razor blades if I weren't?", jokingly asking this. And then she goes, "That's exactly right." And I go, "REally! Are you serious?" And she said, "Yes." So then I asked her if there were other things that underage people couldn't buy and she named a few more things. One that I remembered is spray painrt. She said they can't buy spray paint. I said, "Really???" And she goes, "Yes, really." And I go, "Ohhhh......graffiti, eh?" And she goes, "Ya...as if Eau Claire has a big problem with that." About that time I got my change and receipt and said our departing words and I left. If I can remember Monday, I should ask the City Manager or the newspaper what they know of this law.
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I always thought the age restriction on spray paint was because of huffing, not grafitti.
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Lisa Simpson said:
Me too. Canned compressed air has the same restrictions in my state for the same reason.
Why do they restrict razor blades?
You might be right? If that's the case, maybe they can't buy glue either. (like airplane-type glue)
Then there are getting to be laws where they are starting to stop selling things to even adults, I guess...that can be used in the manufacture of meth, as that has been sort of a big thing around these parts. We have had quite a few big meth busts up this way.
Then there are getting to be laws where they are starting to stop selling things to even adults, I guess...that can be used in the manufacture of meth, as that has been sort of a big thing around these parts. We have had quite a few big meth busts up this way.
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Yes, airplane glue is restricted too, at least here in CA. Cold medicine is restricted to two packages and some chains (like Target) keep it behind the counter because of the meth problem.
rhoadp said:
Well, it's obvious that if taken into school they could be used as a weapon. Also they work nicely for committing suicide with also. Especially while the kid is listening to some cd that chants, "Go ahead and kill yourself"...as part of the lyrics.
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Iamme said:
Shortly after Governor Blunt came into office in my home state, he signed an anti-meth bill which stipulated that all drugs that contain ephedrine and psuedoephedrine be kept behind a pharmacist's counter. Sudafed is gone from the shelves. I know it sucks for the makers of the drugs, but I feel this is a good bill. Perhaps it will help turn the tide in places like Jefferson County, Missouri (slightly south of St. Louis), which is the meth capital of the country, per capita.
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They passed the same sort of law in Tennessee and Mississippi.
As a sufferer from chronic sinus infections, I've watched it morph from 'Must be kept behind the counter', to 'must show an ID', to 'must show an ID and sign for', to 'must show an ID and fill out a form with personal information'...
As these things go, I expect the next visit to render more requirements, such as 'approved form of ID', or 'multiple IDs'..none of which the original law called for (at least as advertised).
As a sufferer from chronic sinus infections, I've watched it morph from 'Must be kept behind the counter', to 'must show an ID', to 'must show an ID and sign for', to 'must show an ID and fill out a form with personal information'...
As these things go, I expect the next visit to render more requirements, such as 'approved form of ID', or 'multiple IDs'..none of which the original law called for (at least as advertised).
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Iamme said:Well, it's obvious that if taken into school they could be used as a weapon. Also they work nicely for committing suicide with also. Especially while the kid is listening to some cd that chants, "Go ahead and kill yourself"...as part of the lyrics.
So stick a "Warning: Parental Advisory" sticker on the razor blade package.
Yeah, like the parents are going to even get to see the blades the kids buy. 
Yes, we have those laws here too. Bladed items (sharp blades) are on the over-18 restricted sale list - some hobby and work knives, box-cutters, that type of thing. It's a bit hit-and-miss, really, because stuff like large razor-sharp chef's knives, which can be fearsome weapons, are not restricted!
Some retractable bladed and concealable blade items like flick-knives and fist-knives have been banned for some time now - they are considered to be suitable only for street-fighting and as "assault weapons" (unless you join the SAS...). Swords are also treated as weapons, with similar attendant controls to guns.
Yes, we have those laws here too. Bladed items (sharp blades) are on the over-18 restricted sale list - some hobby and work knives, box-cutters, that type of thing. It's a bit hit-and-miss, really, because stuff like large razor-sharp chef's knives, which can be fearsome weapons, are not restricted!
Some retractable bladed and concealable blade items like flick-knives and fist-knives have been banned for some time now - they are considered to be suitable only for street-fighting and as "assault weapons" (unless you join the SAS...). Swords are also treated as weapons, with similar attendant controls to guns.
