2 strokes have their purpose, such as tackling neglected grass and mowing along slopes.
I saw a guy only yesterday with his 1990s two stroke mower tilted 45� on a severely sloping strip of grass next to a retaining wall.
No way a fancy four stroke would have done it without compromising vital oil lubrication whilst labouring to cut the grass.
You would think some common sense would prevail and they could have some separate emission levels for the two stroke as they are still useful for some.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!