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RandySF

(58,887 posts)
Sun May 21, 2023, 12:38 AM May 2023

Indiana to lift its ban on throwing stars (Shurikens) this summer

Under Senate Enrolled Act 77, Indiana will regulate throwing stars the same way as any other knife-like weapon, which includes a ban on school property.

Some business owners in Indiana say they’re planning to take advantage of the change in state law.

“We get people coming in every single day and asking us about it,” said Ryan Gustin, the owner of Flying Squirrel Axe Throwing in Speedway.

Gustin said he is planning to start a throwing star league after Indiana lifts its ban. The activity is offered at axe-throwing businesses in other states.

To help protect his customers, Gustin said, he plans to dull the edges of the stars’ blades.

“We’ll train you how to do it,” he said. “We’ll teach you how to do this safely.”

When the legislation was first proposed this session, it limited them only to recreational businesses. But House lawmakers broadened the bill before it was signed into law, allowing them in almost any environment.



https://fox59.com/indianapolitics/indiana-to-lift-its-ban-on-throwing-stars-this-summer/

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Indiana to lift its ban on throwing stars (Shurikens) this summer (Original Post) RandySF May 2023 OP
I'm sure this is exactly SCantiGOP May 2023 #1
The only way to stop a bad guy with a throwing star... LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #2
Of course they did. dchill May 2023 #3
I can't ForgedCrank May 2023 #4
Must have been an influx of ninjas at some Grown2Hate May 2023 #5
Well, you read it right there, newdayneeded May 2023 #6
Next up: Lawn Darts! PCIntern May 2023 #7
When the first kid is killed by one these Chipper Chat May 2023 #8

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
1. I'm sure this is exactly
Sun May 21, 2023, 12:42 AM
May 2023

What the Founding Fathers hoped we would evolve to.
Let’s all grow neck beards and throw axes and maybe live in caves.

ForgedCrank

(1,782 posts)
4. I can't
Sun May 21, 2023, 02:08 AM
May 2023

figure out how this even became a topic of law.
You know, seeing how throwing stars are in the news every day and used for crimes and stuff, right?
You'd think they would have some more pressing issues to spend their time on.

newdayneeded

(1,955 posts)
6. Well, you read it right there,
Sun May 21, 2023, 02:30 AM
May 2023

people are coming in every day asking about throwing stars. Yep, for sure, yeppers, I'm sure it's a steady line of folks wondering when, just when, can i get me some throwing stars.

PCIntern

(25,554 posts)
7. Next up: Lawn Darts!
Sun May 21, 2023, 06:22 AM
May 2023

To paraphrase Pat Buchanan from the 1980s, “once were through with throwing stars, we’re going after that ban on bazookas, flamethrowers, and tanks.”

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