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> Well knives are banned. I'm surprised. You can't own a kitchen knife? Or a hunting knife? Or pocket knife?

• qb45 11y ago
  This is what I found. https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives It seems that you still can use one at home, but good luck trying to take a knife to a forest. Also, no sales of switchblades and samurai swords :)
  • gknoy 11y ago
    I find it really interesting that the blade lengths are given in inches ((3 inches or less") rather than 7 or 8 cm.
    • Symbiote 11y ago
      That law comes from the Criminal Justice Act 1988: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/33/section/139 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/33/section/139 Some legislation has been updated with metric measurements (example [1]), but not everything. This one is newer than metrication, but perhaps the length was based on something that existed before, like a police or sentencing guideline. [1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/21/schedule/1 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/21/schedule/1
  • probablybroken 11y ago
    Actually, you are allowed to carry a larger / fixed blade in the UK if you have a good reason to do so - for example, you are a butcher travelling to work premises, or you are e.g. going camping. Obviously, this is open to the interpretation of the police - and kind of falls into the category of 'don't do anything that would lead you to being searched' really..