Thread: British Law?

Originally Posted by osdset

Ok, this is my opinion, I do not find the post offensive, confrontational, or condescending, so if anybody does, lets hear it.

Easy-peasy. I do, and I'm neither British nor U.S.ofA.ian. I think that settles it.

Peace on earth to all people of good will etc.
No harm no foul.

And if we want more stupid laws to wonder, just pick up a country of your choice here.

There are stupid laws in every country, that's for sure! I didn't get a feeling of any hostile sentiment towards the UK knife laws in original posts, I thought it was asking what the laws actually were but perhaps I misread something?

The knife laws can appear to be daft in the UK but it's a massive population on a small piece of land where people practically live on top of one another. Add to that a fairly unarmed police force and the result is the need for some sweeping laws to try to avoid certain problems. In the countryside you wouldn't raise an eyebrow having a knife on your person, in London you'd probably get an armed response unit swooping in on you if you're in the wrong place.

It's a sad fact that in certain areas knife crime is a massive problem. Glasgow is a prime example of that. Guns are harder to get and costly in comparison so in parts of the UK knives are the order of the day and using one on somebody is almost like a badge of honour amongst certain youth. To me the real sad part is the fact that these crimes are usually committed with kitchen knives and machetes which are both easily aquired. The banning of knife sales on ebay will do nothing to stop this but that's just the way it is. What's needed are programs and education for the youth that fall into this lifestyle but that takes years and years and no end of money to throw at the problem. That's not going to happen anytime soon given the current state of the economy!

I grew up in Canada and laughed when I saw people's attitudes towards knives and guns in the UK. After 12 years of living here I can see why it's a touchy subject in built up areas and different in the countryside. I still carry a knife and like my original post said a bit of common sense goes a long way and when done properly we still have the right to carry here. No harm done in my opinion and again these are just my personal views on the subject...