Kirpans not allowed

Rather · 25th October 2006, 11:07 AM

Also in Germany the law is very strict, not only in view of guns, but since a few years also regarding knives. You may not carry a knife with a blade longer than approx. 4 inches.
Stilettos, shuriken and brass knuckles are illegal and your may not even own them (not to think about carrying them) The fine: up to 3 years prison.
Still we Germans consider ourselves as free people…

Nevertheless, fact is that there are more and more injuries caused by knifes, especially young hooligans create this problem, but 60% of the injuries are caused with normal household knifes and the above described restrictions are somehow rather a kind of propaganda.

25th October 2006, 11:07 AM	#8
Rather Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 72	Also in Germany the law is very strict, not only in view of guns, but since a few years also regarding knives. You may not carry a knife with a blade longer than approx. 4 inches. Stilettos, shuriken and brass knuckles are illegal and your may not even own them (not to think about carrying them) The fine: up to 3 years prison. Still we Germans consider ourselves as free people… Nevertheless, fact is that there are more and more injuries caused by knifes, especially young hooligans create this problem, but 60% of the injuries are caused with normal household knifes and the above described restrictions are somehow rather a kind of propaganda.