More UK silliness

Tim Simmons · 13th July 2006, 05:44 PM

Yes crazy. It will be garden spades next they too can have a very keen edge with a long reach. The handle end works well as a club. A wonderful two handed close quarter weapon.

I bet it was a scum bag that sharpened the star treck weapon

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VANDOO · 13th July 2006, 08:29 PM

DURING WW1 AND SUBSEQUENT WARS IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON TO SHARPEN YOUR SHOVEL NOT ONLY FOR DIGGING BUT FOR USE AS A WEAPON THEY CAN ALSO TAKE OFF A HEAD. A GARDEN HOE IS GREAT FOR SNAKE KILLING AND WOULD ALSO BE A DANGEROUS WEAPON AND HOW SCARY IS THE MODERN GARDEN WEASEL TOOL

AS MUCH AS THE ENGLISH LOVE GARDENING IT WILL BE VERRY DIFFICULT FOR THEM WHEN THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO USE THEIR HANDS. BUT NEVER FEAR THE ATHORITYS WILL HAVE PLENTY OF GUNS AND KNIVES TO PROTECT THEM WITH OR USE ON THEM IF THEY FEEL LIKE IT. DEMENTED LAWS MADE BY POLITICIANS PRAISED BY THE PRESS AND ENFORCED BY THOSE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS ,ILLOGICAL INDEED!!!

ariel · 13th July 2006, 10:34 PM

It is rather interesting that the softer the anti-terrorist laws, the stricter the anti-weapons laws.
Soon our British friends (and the entire Europe) will allow TNT as the means of self-expression for certain "progressive, anti-oppression" strata of the population and ban forks...

mross · 14th July 2006, 05:11 PM

One of my reason for posting this is I remember on of our UK friends thought the new laws only pertained to carry/concealed weapons. This article seems to imply that is not the case. However,I don't know what led up to the police going to confiscate it. Maybe some of our UK friends who have heard about this can shed some light on it?

spiral · 14th July 2006, 05:34 PM

Mross at the time bieng your perception or perhaps just the written implication of the article is wrong.

Even 20 years ago if police raided somewhere for any reason, drugs, domestic violence, disturbing the peace, etc. etc it was routine to confiscate weapons, usualy for "forensic testing."

They could be reclaimed a few months later.

If there is evidence the weapons were to be used in commision of a crime that is also an offence here & allows them to be siezed.

Hopefully in house "weapons" will remain legal for collectors {they still are today.}, but who knows what the futre holds for any of us.

If I took the word of even English newspapers & magazines as the truth about interpritation of the law, I would be very misled.

Many Publishers just print sensational junk to gain sales & make money.

Spiral

13th July 2006, 05:44 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,864	Yes crazy. It will be garden spades next they too can have a very keen edge with a long reach. The handle end works well as a club. A wonderful two handed close quarter weapon. I bet it was a scum bag that sharpened the star treck weapon .

13th July 2006, 08:29 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	DURING WW1 AND SUBSEQUENT WARS IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON TO SHARPEN YOUR SHOVEL NOT ONLY FOR DIGGING BUT FOR USE AS A WEAPON THEY CAN ALSO TAKE OFF A HEAD. A GARDEN HOE IS GREAT FOR SNAKE KILLING AND WOULD ALSO BE A DANGEROUS WEAPON AND HOW SCARY IS THE MODERN GARDEN WEASEL TOOL AS MUCH AS THE ENGLISH LOVE GARDENING IT WILL BE VERRY DIFFICULT FOR THEM WHEN THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO USE THEIR HANDS. BUT NEVER FEAR THE ATHORITYS WILL HAVE PLENTY OF GUNS AND KNIVES TO PROTECT THEM WITH OR USE ON THEM IF THEY FEEL LIKE IT. DEMENTED LAWS MADE BY POLITICIANS PRAISED BY THE PRESS AND ENFORCED BY THOSE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS ,ILLOGICAL INDEED!!!

13th July 2006, 10:34 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	It is rather interesting that the softer the anti-terrorist laws, the stricter the anti-weapons laws. Soon our British friends (and the entire Europe) will allow TNT as the means of self-expression for certain "progressive, anti-oppression" strata of the population and ban forks...

14th July 2006, 05:11 PM	#4
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	One of my reason for posting this is I remember on of our UK friends thought the new laws only pertained to carry/concealed weapons. This article seems to imply that is not the case. However,I don't know what led up to the police going to confiscate it. Maybe some of our UK friends who have heard about this can shed some light on it?

14th July 2006, 05:34 PM	#5
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Mross at the time bieng your perception or perhaps just the written implication of the article is wrong. Even 20 years ago if police raided somewhere for any reason, drugs, domestic violence, disturbing the peace, etc. etc it was routine to confiscate weapons, usualy for "forensic testing." They could be reclaimed a few months later. If there is evidence the weapons were to be used in commision of a crime that is also an offence here & allows them to be siezed. Hopefully in house "weapons" will remain legal for collectors {they still are today.}, but who knows what the futre holds for any of us. If I took the word of even English newspapers & magazines as the truth about interpritation of the law, I would be very misled. Many Publishers just print sensational junk to gain sales & make money. Spiral