Amazon sales of baseball bats up 1000% in the UK

[Atypical Liberal]

Via reddit:



It wouldn't be my first choice for self-defense, but I guess if you have no other choice but engaging in a physical contest of strength with your attackers, you do what you gotta do.

[Drale]

1. Maybe they are finally giving up on Cricket and

starting to play the greatest game ever created?

[ileus]

3. Go Dodgers!

[MADem]

2. A cricket bat doesn't work as well when you're trying to hit someone in the head.

Too much wind resistance.

[AtheistCrusader]

7. Turn it sideways

Seriously, a cricket bat is the most terrifying war club I have ever seen.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

9. +1 ... turned sideways the sectional density is much greater than a round bat.

[MADem]

12. Absolutely correct-- but that requires a bit of steely eyed resolve.

For the panicked, "OMG there's some asshole on the porch coming through the door," type-situation, Ye Olde Baseball Bat can be used by anyone with enough fear-strength to land a blow!

Perhaps the baseball bats were a bit cheaper than the cricket ones?

[petronius]

13. If I recall correctly, a cricket bat was very effective in Shaun of the Dead

Hard to argue with a well-researched documentary like that... :shrug:

[Euromutt]

22. And don't forget This Is Spinal Tap

As the band's manager, Ian Faith, puts it:

Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.

[Vehl]

21. Yep, and its twice as heavy as a baseball bat, with a nice no-slip grip

Blows from a sideways turned cricket bat are fatal if hit on the head, maybe even on the chest area. It's an edged weapon.

[Euromutt]

23. I think it's more prosaic: the cricket bats cost at least half again as much (n/t)

[X_Digger]

4. Here's the whole list..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/movers-and-shakers/sports

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Unrec.

has nothing to do with guns.

:rofl:

[Atypical Liberal]

10. It absolutely does.

has nothing to do with guns.

Subjects in the UK are resorting to buying baseball bats for self defense because they don't have access to firearms.

They have to resort to a physical contest of strength against their assailants if they wish to defend themselves or their property.

This is the consequence of gun control. Victims of violent crime who wish to try and resist their assailants have to engage in a physical contest of strength with their attackers.

[SteveM]

24. Don't worry -- they'll get around to banning bats as well. nt

[MicaelS]

6. Not surprising

For all intents and purposes the UK has banned guns. Wants to ban knives. So what's left? The baseball bat.

Well, I guess there's always the Safe Bedside Table. http://www.likecool.com/Safe_Bedside_Table--Design--Home.html

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

11. LOL, that table is awesome!

Not as effective as an IKEA nightstand with a .45 in the drawer... but still pretty cool.

[AndyTiedye]

8. I'd Turn Up the Music to 11 and Tell Them They're Just In Time for the Party

[gordianot]

14. Wooden bats with a crack are more aesthetically pleasing than metal bats with a dull clunk.

Always been afraid of holes in the wall much prefer my Mickey Mantle Little League bat more than 50 years old. I like the idea of a bat as it resonates. Just keep it in the house avoid taking it outside unless you are wanting to play ball.

[slackmaster]

17. I keep an ancient hickory Louisville Slugger by the front door but there are much better weapon bats

http://www.coldsteel.com/brooklynsmasher.html

[pschoeb]

15. I just looked and now the aluminum bat is at number two and a folding shovel

is number one, my guess is because one could carry it in your bag when going outside, instead of walking around with a baseball bat.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/sports/ref=sv_sg_0

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. Hey, that Zumba fitness DVD is totally awesome, too.

This forum is getting to be like a Moroccan street bazaar.

[oneshooter]

18. You really don't want to ge hit with a entrenching tool (folding shovel)

A lot of Japanese did during WW2, and many lost their head as a result of the experence.

Oneshooter
Armed and Livin in Texas

[friendly_iconoclast]

19. +1. The Spetznaz still train with and carry them. I'd imagine many of the UK...

...entrenching tools will be having have their edges filed down, with gruesome results to follow.

But hey, at least you can't shoot people with them, amirite?

[TPaine7]

20. "But hey, at least you can't shoot people with them, amirite?"

Killing or maiming is ok, but one must be civilized in these matters. Shooting a gentleman assailant is just so... uncouth.

[ileus]

25. this thread made me buy another 500 rounds of 223 for my AR's

[friendly_iconoclast]

26. Get another 500- and a entrenching tool w/file,

I'm partial to a solid steel camping axe, myself.

[ileus]

27. I want a winch for my jeep....

I've been putting it off for 10 years.