Show me exactly where it says in the law that "EDC" is prohibited. (I'll give you a hint: you can't because I've read the law hundreds of times.)
Danish law simply requires that you have a valid reason for carrying your knife. I have a valid reason for carrying my knife, on the daily.
You think I'm belligerent? You're openly questioning my morals and downright saying I'm doing illegal things when I'm not - Well at the very least you'd need a Judge to decide if what I'm doing is illegal or not.
It's quite an experience meeting "people" like yourself even on a knife forum, I had hoped that was reserved for overzealous soccermoms in the suburbs.
OK since you ask a direct question - the answer of which will decide this silly non-debate (as you dont know the law).
Prior to the latest revised Danish knife law, it was legal to EDC a short THO non-locking folder (think SAK).
That you have read the knife law 'hundreds of times,' as you say, without comprehending the very clear text, must make you either dense ...or you have not read the latest revised law.
Im willing to offer you the benefit of the doubt in this matter.
That you are ignorant of the latest revised and current Danish knife law of July 2016 goes a long way in regards to explaining your stance.
It unequivocally and in VERY clear text states the following:
"Law concerning knives and bladed weapons.
We, Margrethe II, queen by the grace of God, hereby declare
The Folketinget (the government) has succesfully voted for and We by law decree the following*:
1.
Knives and bladed weapons etc can NOT be carried in any/the public space, places of education, youth clubs, clubs where kids go after school etc, unless the carrying of a knife or blade is in line of work or as being used for hunting, fishing, sports or other justified purpose."
It has been unequivocally stated again and again from the police/department of justice, that you can carry a knife, if you go straight to the activity and then back home.
You can go directly to the woods and whittle a stick.
You can go fishing/hunting and go straight back home.
You can
not legally saunter through town with a PM2 clipped to your pocket.
You can in short
not EDC a knife -
any knife - in Denmark.
You can shop on the way home from an activity but knife has to stay in the car.
You buy a hobby or kitchen blade and carry it home in a bag (bettter have the recent receipt).
Whether or not one gets in trouble is up to the law to determine.
Depends on the placement of the knife and and other factors.
You will of course now either admit to not knowing the latest law, apologize and we are good - or you will continue your hitherto futile argument and claim, that you have a justified purpose.
But that simply dont fly in Denmark vis a vis the current law/situation.
Workers have been in hot water for shopping with their work knife clipped to a pocket or on the belt, when they were going to or from work.
You can not simply not make up a scenario, where its legally justified to carry a knife 24/7 in Denmark because you simply dont use the knife every minute of the day/night.
(Weirdly, the above new law made OHO locking folders like many Spyderco knives legal - you just cant EDC them or any knife for that matter. Not even a SAK like one could before the latest knife law.
You still need a permit for blades over 12cm).
After a slew of stabbings, the police takes this very seriously and there are 'frisk zones' in major cities.
Most recently, there has been talk of making 'mobile frisk zones,' so the police can cast a net and frisk whom ever they want, when and where they want in public.
Several law abiding citizens with clean rap sheets (like you claim to have) have gotten in trouble with the law because of this new revised knife law.
Several claimed to not having known about the knife law but they got punished none the less - the official stance is, that ignorance of any law is no valid excuse.
They want the 'usual suspect' but in reality, it means everybody can be frisked.
This is fully in line with the knife policies in other countries in Europe.
Thx for the insults BTW.
Piece of friendly advice: You want to tone that down/delete them or you will get dinged for insults.
*Denmark is a constitutional monarchy
Most recent knife law in full (you might want to read that 'a hundred times' (more)).
https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=179910