Man with a knife

sniperone · 2 Jun 2016 at 22:39

Some of the local park lakes near were i live are targeted a lott by joly foreigner. One lake had over 15 canadian geese killed gutted and plucked in one night along with dozens of large carp . Ballifs found the remains early morning

joeyjojo · 2 Jun 2016 at 22:45

sprite1275 said:
I'm not sure but I think 3" and under is legal.

I'll be the 94th to say, this. Absolutely nothing wrong with carrying a folding (not locking) knife up to 3", no reason required.

It is illegal to:

sell a knife to anyone under 18 (16 to 18 year olds in Scotland can buy cutlery and kitchen knives) unless it’s a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less, eg a Swiss Army knife

carry a knife in public without good reason - unless it’s a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less

carry, buy or sell any type of banned knife

use any knife in a threatening way (even a legal knife, such as a Swiss Army knife)

Lock knives (knives with blades that can be locked when unfolded) are not folding knives, and are illegal to carry in public without good reason.

https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives

VincentHanna · 2 Jun 2016 at 23:06

cheesyboy said:
Heh

I see what you did there

Marky · 2 Jun 2016 at 23:14

OldCoals said:
Wasn't with Plus Net obviously.

bainbridge · 2 Jun 2016 at 23:31

I carry a small sword in case I'm challenged to a duel.

Puzzled · 3 Jun 2016 at 00:23

adolf hamster said:
the way the law works is if it's 3" or longer with a locking blade then you'll need a valid reason for carrying it, commonly accepted criteria are chef's transporting their work knives, sikh's ceremonial knives,]

I was working in a store the first time I saw someone carrying the Kirpan and I guess my manager saw me looking concerned as he came over and explained what it was about. He looked at me rather odd when I said surely the laws of the land come before religion but then I'm not religious and turns out its legal anyway.

Still find it surprising that it's allowed, anyone else carrying such a thing would be tasered on sight.

adolf hamster · 3 Jun 2016 at 00:36

MonkeyMan said:
I was working in a store the first time I saw someone carrying the Kirpan and I guess my manager saw me looking concerned as he came over and explained what it was about. He looked at me rather odd when I said surely the laws of the land come before religion but then I'm not religious and turns out its legal anyway.

Still find it surprising that it's allowed, anyone else carrying such a thing would be tasered on sight.

Probably due to a lack of sihk terrorists and the majority probably carry dummy knives (i have no facts for this whatsoever)

Mostly as long as you can convince a police officer you need it then its fine, although obviously a bowie knife is not reasonable to carry if you work in a warehouse and need to open boxes.

Avenged7Fold · 3 Jun 2016 at 01:19

I carry a few mean looking knives around when im fishing. serrated on one side, sharp cutting edge on the other and quite obviously over 3". I use it mainly to whittle sticks and saw overgrown branches encroaching on the swim.

JetMars · 3 Jun 2016 at 01:26

Jesus, man the hell up. He was shaving bark. When did men become such scaredy cats in this town?

Clum · 3 Jun 2016 at 02:02

Totally normal until the hysteria of recent years. I always had a pen knife in my pocket as a kid, so did my father, uncles and friends. As far as I know, none of us have ever tried to cut up someones family in the park (despite being Scottish

)...

Arthur Hucksake · 3 Jun 2016 at 05:36

adolf hamster said:
Probably due to a lack of sihk terrorists and the majority probably carry dummy knives (i have no facts for this whatsoever)

Mostly as long as you can convince a police officer you need it then its fine, although obviously a bowie knife is not reasonable to carry if you work in a warehouse and need to open boxes.

And the fact these ceremonial blades are blunt as anything most of the time.

Arthur Hucksake · 3 Jun 2016 at 05:41

JetMars said:
Jesus, man the hell up. He was shaving bark. When did men become such scaredy cats in this town?

Since the inception of the nanny state.

Cosimo · 3 Jun 2016 at 07:50

Did the tree tell him where to stick it? Maybe he was barking mad...

Tone1979 · 3 Jun 2016 at 08:25

Talk about a Daily Fail thread.

It's legal, it doesn't matter where he came from (I don't even know how you worked out he was foreign?)

Man up, chill out and whittle your own sticks with a legal knife.

McPhee · 3 Jun 2016 at 08:52

You can carry as big a knife as you like, provided you can justify why you have it.

When I was at catering college I had my own knives with me. They certainly weren't under 3". But as I had a valid reason for carrying them (to/from college), it was perfectly legal.

A sub-3" folding blade is simply the criteria for not having to justify possession if you're stopped.

On Holiday · 3 Jun 2016 at 08:54

Was it Ed Milibands dad?

Six6siX · 3 Jun 2016 at 08:57

Comin' over here, taking our bark :mad:

APM · 3 Jun 2016 at 08:59

I think I could find those circumstances disconcerting too.

Wang · 3 Jun 2016 at 09:21

Whilst on the subject of knives, I was recently looking at purchasing one, know I know they have to be 76mm or less but I am a little unsure on the fixed/locked rule. If one has a Tri-Ad lock, does this make it illegal for everyday carry?
Does anyone have any suggestions on what/where to buy? budget no more than £50.

Thanks.

Raikiri · 3 Jun 2016 at 09:28

http://www.heinnie.com/knives-and-tools/f/cat/folding-blade-knives/uk_friendly_carry/yes <all legal to carry in the UK, no idea which are any good though.