TIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United States - eviltoast

Replacing a broken set of blinds in my house and apparently no one sells the old standard kind where you pull the cord to raise them, I guess because kids and/or pets could tangle in the cord? Bit of an education in miniblinds today.

  • UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    About 9 children die every year , strangled by mini blinds. 3500 children are killed by guns every year.

    Why did we only fix the most unlikely one?

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      2 months ago

      Probably because there isn’t a giant mini blind lobby, and people plastering stickers all over their pickup trucks yelling about their mini blind rights.

      • FeelzGoodMan420
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        2 months ago

        Shhhh. Don’t give the conservatives more stuff to scream about.

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          2 months ago

          I wouldn’t say repeal, I would say adapt & clarify.

          If the original purpose was for a “well regulated militia,” then there should be regulations and training for you to be able to own a gun.

          Fail your certification, lose your license.

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      2 months ago

      Car accidents are the leading cause of death in children. When are we going to ban the damn cars???