UK Knife Law (possibility to change?)

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Kiri

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Hi,

The UK Government has launched a site asking for ideas as to which laws etc people would like to see changed. This is possibly a unique opportunity for those who enjoy collecting and using knives for legitimate legal purposes to have our say.

It only takes seconds to sign up to use the site and to propose your own ideas and rate and comment on those already proposed.

The site is here:

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/

There is a current proposal to overturn the poor case law (or ammend S.139 CJA 1988) to allow people to carry sub 3" lock knife as an "Every day carry" knife, without the "good reason" necessary at the moment. I would ask you all to support this if you agree. Link here:

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repea...g-folding-penknives-without-a-specific-reason


Also one for redefining gravity knives to prevent lock knives being seized by HMRC when they clearly are not gravity knives.

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repea...-penknives-are-not-included-in-the-definition


Many Thanks

K
 
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Kiri said:
Hi,

The UK Government has launched a site asking for ideas as to which laws etc people would like to see changed. This is possibly a unique opportunity for those who enjoy collecting and using knives for legitimate legal purposes to have our say.

It only takes seconds to sign up to use the site and to propose your own ideas and rate and comment on those already proposed.

The site is here:

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/

There is a current proposal to overturn the poor case law (or ammend S.139 CJA 1988) to allow people to carry sub 3" lock knife as an "Every day carry" knife, without the "good reason" necessary at the moment. I would ask you all to support this if you agree. Link here:

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repea...g-folding-penknives-without-a-specific-reason


Also one for redefining gravity knives to prevent lock knives being seized by HMRC when they clearly are not gravity knives.

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repea...-penknives-are-not-included-in-the-definition


Many Thanks

K
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Your argument for a small lock blade knife as an EDC should be safety reasons. A lock blade is much less likely to accidentally close on one's fingers during use. I am sure that the vast majority of knife arrests in the UK are of ordinary people, not criminals, who carry a lock blade knife for purely utilitarian purposes. By the way, good luck with this one. You are definitely fighting an uphill battle, with your liberal anti-knife, anti-firearm government.
 
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