Definition of Draconian.

[FiLtH]

  I would think that would just drive people to black market. By the knife you want then hide it away. Then...maybe you want that pistol too...its not much bigger than a knife..I could hide it as well...then..

[danny76]

I really don't understand Danny's problem. There is no law banning the purchase of the knife he's after.

Here's a UK online shop selling it: http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Ka-Bar/c-1-92-155/

There is a law making it illegal to market a knife as being suitable for combat, but it just applies to the marketing, not the sale.

As to carrying knives, the law states that anything "made or adapted" for causing injury, or intended to cause injury, can't be carried without reason. However, most knives aren't made or adapted for causing injury, they are tools, and as such it rests on intent. If you are carrying a knife around a town centre without a good reason the prosecution will claim intent to use it, if you are out on a camping trip then the intent is obviously to use it as a tool.

I think you are misreading the act. It's about marketing of knives. It's illegal to market a knife based on its suitability for combat, unless you are marketing it to a military force.

Thanks for your reply. Respectfully it's not me misreading the act. But the establishment i was attempting to buy the item from

[ozrocker]

Hmmm. I'm not British, nor do I know the laws. But, out of curiosity (maybe I skipped and missed something), do you have an arrest record? Only thing I could figure as a reason.


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[danny76]

Hmmm. I'm not British, nor do I know the laws. But, out of curiosity (maybe I skipped and missed something), do you have an arrest record? Only thing I could figure as a reason.


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No record, no juvenile offences, not even a single point on my licence

[ozrocker]

Maybe someone else with same name? Weird, they should at least let you know why.


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[guncrasher]

its funny when people say move here, move there, due to one reason, in this case a knife.  which is really an unimportant reason.  You say you wanted that knife,  I am pretty sure there's other knives that would serve the same purpose that you could obtain.  no hunting store near your house?  anyway I think it is funny that people say move due to this reason.


back in 92 I moved from California to North Carolina due to my company was moving and they were willing to relocate us.  One of the best reasons to move, I was told, was that taxes were lower in North Carolina.  Top rate in ca at the time was bout 12% (i think) and in nc it was 7%. coming tax time the following year I paid 10 times more taxes in north carolina that I did in california, while I earned roughly the same amount in both states.  everybody that moved except for the executives paid more in taxes, guess we didnt realized that ca has lots of brackets bases on income while nc only had two brackes either 6 or 7%.

I have moved since then to other states and I now always check all the reasons I am given for moving to see if it is actually better for me.

semp

[danny76]

its funny when people say move here, move there, due to one reason, in this case a knife.  which is really an unimportant reason.  You say you wanted that knife,  I am pretty sure there's other knives that would serve the same purpose that you could obtain.  no hunting store near your house?  anyway I think it is funny that people say move due to this reason. back in 92 I moved from California to North Carolina due to my company was moving and they were willing to relocate us.  One of the best reasons to move, I was told, was that taxes were lower in North Carolina.  Top rate in ca at the time was bout 12% (i think) and in nc it was 7%. coming tax time the following year I paid 10 times more taxes in north carolina that I did in california, while I earned roughly the same amount in both states.  everybody that moved except for the executives paid more in taxes, guess we didnt realized that ca has lots of brackets bases on income while nc only had two brackes either 6 or 7%. I have moved since then to other states and I now always check all the reasons I am given for moving to see if it is actually better for me. semp

Sorry to hear that you've been screwed by a conglomerate, as for no hunting store near my house, maybe it would put this into perspective more if i said no hunting store near my country! seriously

[AKH]

Maybe you should try using the Yellow Pages, Thomson Local or Google rather than just assuming your worst-case scenario to be true?