I may be forced to strip my battle grade AD...

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So basically the UK parliament has become fed up of people being killed by gangs using 'zombie knives' so they changed the law to imprison someone caught making or selling one for up to 4 years...

I know this rule change is specifically regarding the manufacturing and sale of the knife but they have instructed Scotland yard (Metropolitan police) to go out on a hunt for knives with some purpose in combat meaning having 'battle grade' on the side of the knife is not going to sail very well. Very much akin to the D-guard situation.

These law changes always troubles us honest citizens the most... :(
 
Dude that is just wrong in so many ways, still that is the Europe we live in, we have some cumbersome laws in Sweden as well. Take care and be carefull. Christian


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kaizo said:
So basically the UK parliament has become fed up of people being killed by gangs using 'zombie knives' so they changed the law to imprison someone caught making or selling one for up to 4 years...

I know this rule change is specifically regarding the manufacturing and sale of the knife but they have instructed Scotland yard (Metropolitan police) to go out on a hunt for knives with some purpose in combat meaning having 'battle grade' on the side of the knife is not going to sail very well. Very much akin to the D-guard situation.

These law changes always troubles us honest citizens the most... :(
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Even if you strip her, and I would advise you that it is pretty stripped down, that the laser etched Battle grade will still show. Unless you do some heavy sanding to take it off.
 
JFLemm said:
Even if you strip her, and I would advise you that it is pretty stripped down, that the laser etched Battle grade will still show. Unless you do some heavy sanding to take it off.
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Ah... Might have to ask if the custom shop can do something for me when it reopens in that case. Thanks for letting me know :)
 
This is a real thing in your country? They've actually instructed the law enforcement officers to seek knives out and arrest their owners based on the knives appearances?
 
ALLHSS said:
This is a real thing in your country? They've actually instructed the law enforcement officers to seek knives out and arrest their owners based on the knives appearances?
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At the risk of sounding political, it doesn't surprise me. Worldwide, there is a "ban it if it looks mean" movement.
 
Sadly there seems to be some belief that strengthening the laws will somehow protect us from the lawless, who by definition, don't obey the laws. Not to thread hijack (and we're not in the UK, so we don't know what the specifics are there), but these things really do get frustrating.
 
ALLHSS said:
This is a real thing in your country? They've actually instructed the law enforcement officers to seek knives out and arrest their owners based on the knives appearances?
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I hope I don't politicise this so to simply state the facts the law bans the sale and manufacturing of them but the Safeguard minister who spearheaded the change said the 'sale, possession and manufacturing' earlier in the news today.

Here is the overall picture:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37080682

I'm not sure how they are going to handle the tracker knife since that looks very much like a typical zombie knife but each portion has a very specific purpose.

Overall though our knife law is rather sensible, in essence if we have a knife and the police asks us why we are carrying it and if we have a genuine reason to carry them such as: kitchen knives for chefs, bushcraft knife for scouts (although these days the scout masters hold on to them and give them out when the kids need them), kirpan for religious purposes (for Sikhs) and box cutters for storage staff then we are permitted to carry them.
 
kaizo said:
I hope I don't politicise this so to simply state the facts the law bans the sale and manufacturing of them but the Safeguard minister who spearheaded the change said the 'sale, possession and manufacturing' earlier in the news today.

Here is the overall picture:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37080682

I'm not sure how they are going to handle the tracker knife since that looks very much like a typical zombie knife but each portion has a very specific purpose.

Overall though our knife law is rather sensible, in essence if we have a knife and the police asks us why we are carrying it and if we have a genuine reason to carry them such as: kitchen knives for chefs, bushcraft knife for scouts (although these days the scout masters hold on to them and give them out when the kids need them), kirpan for religious purposes (for Sikhs) and box cutters for storage staff then we are permitted to carry them.
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Thanks for the informative reply, appreciate it.

I disagree though, I don't think it is sensible that you should have to defend your reasoning for having a knife. If you're not committing a crime with it it shouldn't be illegal imho.
 
All my knives are for religious purposes.

(Defense of myself and my loved ones is my religion, but they don't need to know that).

But seriously.... Is it political to say that the minister's statement is pure asinine?
 
Her official title is the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office but since most people don't know what that is news agencies usually describe her job colloquially as the safeguarding minister.
 
When they knock on your door and ask if you have any combat knives tell them about the boating accident when they all went overboard.
 
Sadly I think this could be the end for importing Busse knives into the UK.
If customs decides that either "Battle Grade" or "Combat Grade" imply violence then they would be confiscated. It is quite a bit of money to risk so I may have to cancel exsiting OP2W orders! It seems the only thing you could import was "custom shop" products as they have a logo that doesn't imply violence. The frustrating thing is that "Battle Grade" and "Combat Grade" would be accepted if they didn't have the logo!
 
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