UK bans Japanese swords.

[kronckew]

just thought i'd update this older thread as well as the two newer ones. it might be a good idea for a moderator to merge these into one thread.

anyhow, for those not subscribed to the other two newer threads, there has been some backtracking by the politicians who now recognise they've jumped the starting 'noise production device' (no starting guns allowed here of course).

Originally Posted by kronckew

just heard there is to be an amendment to the silliest part of the law, in that countries other than japan who make swords by 'traditional methods' are also to be exempted.

Law Linky

still written in the obscure ancient legalese dialect, but at least they are showing a bit of an 'oops, we screwed up' attitude.