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Greek carry laws?
- Thread starter Kallisti
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Sorry, I was away for the weekend and didn't see this message soon enough.
Anyway, for anybody else that might want to know:
A) the quick answer:
any folder under 2-2,5 inches wouldn't catch a second look, there is no problem with locking blades or serrations, only double edged knives are frowned upon
B) the long answer:
The greek laws concerning knives are very vague, but this is done on purpose. The part about illegal weapons says that "weapon is any firearm, knife, dirk or dagger, or any other device capable of causing great bodily harm". There is nothing on lenght, locking blade, serrations, etc. This might seem strange, but, as my lawyer friends tell me, it is to allow each particular case to be tried differently, according to the real facts and not on technicalities.
This means that it is up to the police officer to arrest you with a Cricket (if you have used it to threaten someone) or let you walk with a Military, if you carry it outside city limits and explain that you use it for camping or utility reasons. If you get arrested, it is then up to the judge to send you to jail or set you free, after he has examined the time, the place and the circumstances of your arrest, along with your criminal record and your explanations.
The bottom line is that no law-abiding citizen with a clean criminal record will ever have trouble carrying a reasonably sized knife, whereas a known criminal who is arrested for a robbery can have "illegal weapon" added to his charges if he is found to carry even a Swiss Army knife.
You may like it or not, but all this works fine in practice. You should also know that street crime (of the violent type, muggings etc) is not a real problem in Greece, so it's not easy to find yourself in trouble and having to explain a folding knife in your pocket (unless you have a habit of getting drunk in crowded bars every night).
Costas
Anyway, for anybody else that might want to know:
A) the quick answer:
any folder under 2-2,5 inches wouldn't catch a second look, there is no problem with locking blades or serrations, only double edged knives are frowned upon
B) the long answer:
The greek laws concerning knives are very vague, but this is done on purpose. The part about illegal weapons says that "weapon is any firearm, knife, dirk or dagger, or any other device capable of causing great bodily harm". There is nothing on lenght, locking blade, serrations, etc. This might seem strange, but, as my lawyer friends tell me, it is to allow each particular case to be tried differently, according to the real facts and not on technicalities.
This means that it is up to the police officer to arrest you with a Cricket (if you have used it to threaten someone) or let you walk with a Military, if you carry it outside city limits and explain that you use it for camping or utility reasons. If you get arrested, it is then up to the judge to send you to jail or set you free, after he has examined the time, the place and the circumstances of your arrest, along with your criminal record and your explanations.
The bottom line is that no law-abiding citizen with a clean criminal record will ever have trouble carrying a reasonably sized knife, whereas a known criminal who is arrested for a robbery can have "illegal weapon" added to his charges if he is found to carry even a Swiss Army knife.
You may like it or not, but all this works fine in practice. You should also know that street crime (of the violent type, muggings etc) is not a real problem in Greece, so it's not easy to find yourself in trouble and having to explain a folding knife in your pocket (unless you have a habit of getting drunk in crowded bars every night).
Costas