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This has to be a joke.... I feel sorry for you Brits.


Is carrying any kind of knife legal over there?

No it's real.

And I think you can carry a pen knife, but I'm not sure. It's perhaps best not to.

Give me your wallet, or I will spread cream cheese all over you.

hmmm.... cream cheese... ok here you are but it's empty.

If you would just let people carry guns, fewer people would get stabbed...

Well I suppose there's always the possibility that someone might GAG ME WITH A SPOON!!

We just tell any assailant to fork off.

So, I guess "spooning" is regulated over there, eh?

At least here in the good ol' USofA, we retain the right to bear forks.

Not to mention our right to keep and arm bears...

Hand guns are outlawed in the UK. They have a serious problem with stabings, knives being the alternative weapon of choice among the criminal class.

That goes to show you that if guns are outlawed the thugs will just use other means of committing crimes and killing. But butter knives??????? really now

I'd rather be shot with a poorly aimed, low caliber, full metal jacket round then stabbed with a butter knife.....

As usual, you guys are just tooo darn funny. But still, as to the Brit law, haaaaard to believe.

The proper way to wield a butter knife is to hold onto the blade and knock your opponent on the head with the heavy handle!

Nothing hard to believe there. Its pretty much SOP in the UK/Scotland these days.

Witness the recent release of that person who was responsible for the murder of so many at Lockerbie.

Butterknives are illegal but its ok to release a monster simply because he will likely croak in three months.

let em croak in his cell said he (they) Winston Churchill would roll over in his grave and hurl.

Sadly we are headed this way as well.

I remember back in the 80's when there was a fair bit of trouble at football games, the weapons of choice were things like darts, sharpened 2 pence pieces, stanley knives (with the option of having 2 blades in with a matchstick between them so the cuts could not be sutured) and the chealsea brick (a newspaper folded in such a way that it is pretty hard when hit by it).

So in essence you can ban knives all you want. If someone wants to damage you then they will damage you with whatever comes to hand.

Most of the knife crime thing is blown out of all proportion. Perhaps they should consider banning cars as they kill lots more people in the UK annually.

btw. you gotta be 14 to buy deodourant

They have deodorant in the UK, I didn't think the POM's used that stuff. Sorry, I had to get the dig in there.
Please don't stab me with a butter knife.

Just think; America is headed in that direction, its all part of "The Change".

I hope we can go back to being a democracy soon.

Listen it gets a whole lot worse being Scots we wear the kilt. Part of the dress includes a small dirk worn in your sock called a Skian Dubh generally tucked into the top of your right hand sock y=these are now deemd illegal. However Sikhs can carry bloody big scimitar swords or wear curved bladed daggers ...because its part of their religion....but I wear a Dirk and am away or facing a £5000-00 fine.

Just to let you know what is involved have a look.

What is and isn't legal
the maximum penalty for carrying a knife is four years in prison and a fine of £5000 it is illegal for any shop to sell a knife of any kind (including cutlery and kitchen knives) to anyone under the age of 18
it is generally an offence to carry a knife in public without good reason or lawful authority (for example, a good reason is a chef on the way to work carrying their own knives)
the maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is four years in prison and a fine of £5000
knives where the blade folds into the handle, like a Swiss Army Knife, aren't illegal as long as the blade is shorter than three inches (7.62 cms)
Offensive weapons
If a knife is used in a threatening way (even a legal knife, such as a Swiss Army knife), it is regarded as an 'offensive weapon' by the law. This is also the case with things like screwdrivers - once used in a threatening manner, they are treated as offensive weapons. It is an offence to carry an offensive weapon in a public place, if you don't have a reasonable excuse. This means that carrying something that could be viewed as an offensive weapon, and then using it in a threatening way, could mean that you are prosecuted. The penalty is up to four years' imprisonment and/or a fine.

There is a complete ban on the sale of certain types of knives categorised as offensive weapons, regardless of their use, these include:

flick knives - knives where the blade is hidden inside the handle and shoots out when a button is pressed; these are also called 'switchblades' or 'automatic knives'
butterfly knives - where the blade is hidden inside a handle that splits in two around it, like wings; the handles swing around the blade to open or close it
disguised knives - where the blade is hidden inside something like a belt buckle or fake mobile phone
The police's 'Stop and Search' powers
Police officers may stop you, and have the right to search any person or vehicle, if they suspect you of an offence - including carrying an offensive weapon. Weapons regarded as offensive include, but are not limited to, the following:

flick knives
gravity knives
knuckle-dusters
sword-sticks
samurai swords
hand-claws
foot-claws
belt-buckle knives
push daggers
butterfly knives
blow-pipes or guns
kubotan (cylindrical container, holding spikes)
shuriken (also known as 'death stars' or 'throwing stars')
telescopic truncheons (automatically extending)
kusari-gama (sickle attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kyoketsu-shoge (hook-knife attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kusari (weight attached to a rope, cord or wire)
disguised knives (for example, lipstick knives)
stealth knives
straight, side-handled or friction-lock truncheons

welcome to 'airstrip one' just 25 years late.

Latest smuggling bust by Interpol.

Why Mango, I'll have you know that those sporks can be VERY deadly in the wrong hands!!!

Uh huh! Why just the other day I watched this one lady who was 500 lbs IF she was an OUNCE usin' one o' those suckers to shovel VAST amounts of mashed potatoes into her piehole while I was eatin' a nice breast(of CHICKEN, that is) at my local KFC!!! Uh huh! And I thought she was gonna explode ALL over the tile floor there at any minute!!!!

(NOW do ya see how dangerous those sporks can be sometimes???!!!)

Next up, Cricket Bats!!!! dont want anyone to be bludgeoned to death!!!!

If I have to attack anyone, it's definitely going to be Fresh Fruit or possibly pointed sticks....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w

The Pythons always were ahead of their time