The major distributors haven't responded to two letters from the provincial government — issued Dec. 6, 2024, and Feb. 6, 2025 — asking them to "comply with the intent" of provincial legislation when selling machetes and other long-bladed weapons online, the government confirmed.

The new provincial rules, which came into effect Dec. 31 and only apply to in-store sales, require businesses to sell the items only to adults with photo identification, and to keep records of their sales for two years.

They must also keep the items stored in a way that prevents shoppers from accessing them without assistance.

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[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I like the Voyager app because it lets me add a private label to accounts. That way I can label accounts that are obviously trolls or fascists or w.e, but not so far off the handle that I feel the need to block them. Like the person you replied to! I labelled as "Daft C**t" with their own personalised colour for the tag months ago.
That way I can see right away that whatever I'm about to read is gonna be wild, and feels intentionally contrarian! Like this! Guy asks how laws passed to track who is buying machetes could possibly have an impact on curbing machete attacks. It feels like our erstwhile friend here is being intentionally thick. But it almost always does.

Handy feature that.