Plus it means if you buy a new kitchen knife....then how do you take it home. Bottom line be mature, don't use it as a weapon and don't give people a reason to question your pocket contents!
knife law in the uk is right, but like he said its down to the police officer too if they find one on you they gota use their common sence. but then again if u wana stop offensive weapons then really all knifes should be banned from everyday carry. along with pens, credit cards earphones from your ipod, shoe laces etc lol, all can be used as an offensive weapon
@niallpinson123456789 I'm not in the UK, but it seems many of our laws are directly based off of the UK laws. Here Having a Kitchen Knife in the Kitchen is perfectly legal, but if you carry it into your living room, it is considered to be in public, and is therefore illegal.
like he said it does not make sense at all, if you were intending to use a knife in an offensive manner, then regardless of whether it is a balisong, switchblade, pen-knife or a multi tool, it can still be lethal, criminals who intend to do this will not give a fuck about the law and will still carry blades, leaving law abiding citizens at the mercy of criminals until the cops arrive, it's rediculous, young girls walking home on their own can't even carry pepper spray
Heres a scenario, Im a student, who owns a Bike, if i bring a Gerber Multi tool everywhere i go Especialy on my bike for the suppriseingly likely event of Repairing my bike, would i be commiting an offience. The multi tool has two knives on it, One is a serrated rescue knife, doesnt cut skin and flesh very well but tears right through almost any fabric, and the other a strieght edge knife. Both under 3 inches. both with a locking device on the Multi-plier handles
When I spent five weeks in the UK a knife dealer at a flee market told me how curved swords are banned (unless hand forged), but straight swords are not. lol, how ridiculous. People who knew nothing about blades made that law. We are all entitled to our opinions, but my opinion is straight blades are more effective if used correctly, better stabbers and the last few inches of the blade hits with tremendous force and cutting ability.
you did say sword canes...but there is a shop in tottenham court road that sells umbrellas along with canes etc. and it has advertised that sells 'dagger' canes....is THAT legal? lol.
im not looking to buy just curious as i know the law has some loopholes at times.
just wear work gear im a plumber and was out on a friday night and got searched by the 5-0 i had a stanley knife,3in lock knife.3 screwdrivers and a chisel on me they just waved me on(after an explanation) then i went clubbing!
Is it my idea or is it real that socialist (labour) governments are much more restrictive against weapons than liberal governments ?? What about a walking stick ? or a tactical ball-point pen ??
Yes according to The Criminal Justice Act 1988 both purchasing and possesing a balisong is illegal, if you already own one you may keep it but must keep it in your home.
You can buy katana's if they were made in the original way, this was brought in because some people were collectors and needed them for martial arts etc. :D Also straight bladed iato are legal.
@SURVIVALxMANxUK ever had a knife close on your finger? It hurts. I carry a Cold Steel Rajah 2 every day and scared off a total of one guy who was assulting me for stepping on his shoes. he ran away. Big knives have a place with the law abiding citizen.
I go camping, hiking and trekking extremly often and i've noticed that I do need a multi tool (swiss army knife) to help with the situations that occur. Would I be aloud one? and What about in a public place, even though i'm 15?
@BramesProduction when i was an army cadet leatherman tools and gerber tools where quite popular, but it was a long time ago and since then youth knife crime has been a big deal. i dont recall ever really needing a knife but my leatherman was handy for rifle stripping and the pliers were great for picking up hot mess tins etc. best thing to do would be to ask your CO.
"valid reason"?! lol...How about the fact that your property belongs to you and nobody has the right to tell you what to do with it or where to bring it. I feel sorry for y'all. I hope someday you tell your government what IT can do rather than the other way around.
If you already have laws against murder, starting fights, and scaring/threatening people, laws about what you are "allowed' to have are superfluous and intrusive. (Actually the're superfluous and intrusive anyway.)
whats a teddy boy? switchblades where banned in america because of movies, but there not totality banned here in some states where i live they are legal i have 4 in my knife collection and 3 bailsongs which are also legal in my home state but you can't conceal them but you can open carry them. Its funny every knife in my collection would be illegal to carry in england but almost every knife i have would be legal to carry here in the USA.
knifes are tools not criminals,the people who use them for slaughter are the problem!People who cost to the tax payer 90k a year to spend in prison doing nothing....
There was an exception to the age restriction on purchasing knives which meant that it didn't apply to "folding pocketknives" or blades fixed within a housing that didn't protrude more than 2mm (pencil sharpeners, safety razors etc.)
When the law was changed from 16 to 18 it only amended the original act and didn't change the wording of the exception, so I believe, technically, there is still no age restriction on these products... but the Home Office insists otherwise. Anyone?
@bjajudo i live in the UK, and i am 99% sure we cant have pump action shotguns if they have a tube capable of holding more than 3 shells. we can also get semi auto rifles. although i havent heard of anyone owning one.
You can get pump action shotguns with with a magazine capacity greater than 2, but they are Section 1 firearms rather than 'Shotguns' (a 'shotgun' can hold no more than 3 rounds; 2 in the magazine and one in the chamber).
Semi-auto rifles in .22 rimfire are also Section 1, but in other calibres they become Section 5 (prohibited unless you can get special permission from the Home Office... which 99.9% of people cannot). They're quite common for rabbiting and target shooting.
We normally use 'shotgun' to mean a Section 2 firearm and as such it cannot have a detachable magazine of any capacity or an integral magazine that holds more than 2 rounds - the action (double-barrelled, sem-auto, pump-action etc.) is irrelevant though. If the magazine holds more than two rounds or is detachable it becomes a Section 1 firearm and as such isn't considered a 'shotgun' (ie. wouldn't be covered by a Shotgun Certificate and would need a Firearms Certificate).
I should probably mention that I haven't checked the relevant laws in about 5 years so I may be completely wrong, but off the top of my head, I can't remember pump-action shotguns being prohibited... just classified by the magazine capacity.
Hi Lewis thanks for the info but I have a question. is it legal for me to carry a Swiss army knife in my glove box. its in a carry case, non locking and under 3" I don't need it for work I just find it quite useful from time to time.
Hi Lewis thanks for the info but I have a question. is it legal for me to carry a Swiss army knife in my glove box. its in a carry case, non locking and under 3" I don't need it for work I just find it quite useful from time to time.
i live in the uk and i am british. and the our knife laws are pathetic, i could kill someone just as easy with my hands. is the goverment gonna make carrying your hands around illegal next? i think the people of the uk need to do something about our pathetic laws.
Thank you for this video but I have to say that I’m appalled at this development in a great country that practically invented the idea of individual liberties. I increasingly appreciate the idea of the right to bear arms in my own country of America.
it seems any thing that is any fun in the uk is illegal certain type of fireworks knives guns swords airsoft replicas the laws are getting stupid you can kill someone with a sharp pencil.
I really feel sorry for all you people outside the U.S. How will you ever be able to defend yourselves if you cant even carry a good knife? What are you going to do if someone breaks into your home? What will you do if a foreign power tries to invade? Guess you will have to stand back and watch.
I am armed because I am master of my life. And I take responcibility to defend it. I go into the woods armed with my rifle because I do not want to be torn apart by wild coyotes. I carry in the concrete jungle for the same reason. I also assure you that it is a birth right to carry. It is enshrined in the US constitution.
To be honest im not gonna say something stupid like " im not gonna go the uk because they dont let me carry a knife" because id rather it was illegal to have a knife that could kill you than everyone walking around with a knife thinking they are cool because they cant get jailed for stabbing someone. If i get stabbed i want them to go to prison.
Most assaults and murders are done with readily available kitchen knives. You can't ban everything as a cure all, but they're going to try. Crossbows are next, money on it.
i was arrested and charged and found guilty for carrying a 3" knife whilst i was walking home from a fishing trip here in the uk so dont think just cuz u have been fishing that these police scum will not give u shit .........
Bloody ridiculous situation. Did they really think by banning guns and bringing in draconian laws on knives, the gun and knife crime would reduce? No, all they were doing was pandering to the limp wristed. All these laws have done is penalise the law abiding who would never use them as a weapon anyway
Also should probably point out knife laws in the UK a total paper tiger, people think you get bustered with a knife, then automatically get 2 years jail time.
Now I know/know of, 2 people who actually have stabbed someone and both got community service.....
I know a thrird person who got bustered with a knife (locking kind) on the tube in London ... he got a warming. Take from that what you will..
Switch blades are legal if you had them before the law came in, (around the mid 1980's) but it is illigal for them to leave your house, or be sold/ given away.
Cane swords are the same, but are legal to buy and sell if classifiable as an antique.
You would still get shot to shit for carrying it in the streets though......
when we got to the police station they searched me and then another officer questioned me, she said i had good reason and they let me go with no charge. I would have left my tools in work but someone was stealing and a few tools had already gone missing and i didn't want to take the risk.
it's a skean dhu pronounced skee-an-doo, but anyways UK knife laws are absolutely preposterous.
I used to need knives and other tools for work all the time so i'd just take whatever i needed, I live in a pretty bad area that's renowned for knife crime and I had to get the bus to work. I was heading to work and i had to take a hatchet for chopping wood. i got on the bus police were phoned and i got arrested, the officer that arrested me would not listen to my reasons.
Samurai swords aren't illegal, ironically the authentic more functional ones are legal. The cheap, mass produced, dysfunctional ones are illegal despite their unsuitability as a weapon.
By the way, have you ever had any issues with customs? I've imported 7 swords and numerous knives in the past and none of them have been stopped though I hear about it happening often.
My jurisdiction's knife laws are stupider than yours.
I can drive around town with a loaded handgun in my car's center(re) console without a license, walk around wearing body armo(ou)r, multiple Glocks with dozens of loaded magazines, carrying an AK and not break any law, but if I'm carrying a >4" blade knife, I all of a sudden committing a Class D felony. What the hell!
Luckily, the law is rarely enforced against non-scumbag type citizens.
So carrying a knife with a none locking mechanism in the UK for no real intention can be seen as a potential offence. That's not cool. Imagine if you was to get caught with one and had no apparent reason for having a non locking mechanism knife under 3 inches can result in a criminal offence?
ts seem the all over like to feel safe !!! So much so that they will give up freedom for it !!! Being afraid of knife and guns, most people will give them up in-order to feel safe. But in the end if your bare-handed and you are face to face with a man how is twice your size, you will wise you were armed. Because in the end a big man who know how to use is fists can kill you.
I have actually never seen a non locking leatherman in the states. I don't know if you can order them but every one that I have owned had a locking mechanism.
@ptakesq To be honest, a locking knife is easier, and safer, to use in pretty much every scenario I can think of. I don't own a leatherman myself (yet) so I'm not that familiar with them, but I thought most of them had non-locking blades that pulled out from the insides of the handle.
I subscribed, it was quite funny. Not to mention how informative it was.
I am very nearly 14, no. I'm not a little chavvy hoodlum who wants to rob the elderly with a penknife. I am just a 14 (nearly) year old lad who is interested in what I can and cant carry with me to make some parts of my day that little bit easier. Knives for general utility for instance. Could you please tell me, what is the minimum age for carrying a knife is (of course, small utility) and would I be allowed...
@eldiablo9604 Good to hear you liked the video, I do my research before every one I do. In all of the actual legal documents that I found on official government websites, there was no mention of what age you have to be to carry a knife. That being said, you can't legally buy one until you're 18, so I'm pretty sure the de facto age would be 18. You sound very mature for your age, but I think you'd be running the risk of trouble with the law if you carried one becuase you can't legally buy one yet
@LouisWasTaken Thanks lol, and thanks a lot for the information. I did look for information and facts myself but they seem to be very shady and for me, it was hard to tell what was what. I think then, that I should just leave carrying a knife until I'm atleast 18. Just incase.
hi there my leather man multi tool under 3" blade lock in to place for safety and so do all the other tools on there . is this illegal! i carry it in my kit for cycle camping and long day rides off road.
hi there my leather man multi tool under 3" blade lock in to place for safety and so do all the other tools on there . is this illegal! i carry it in my kit for cycle camping and long day rides off road.
@mmonpoint If you have a legitimate reason to have your leatherman tool, which you sound like you do becuase of your cycling and camping, then it would be ok to take it with you. However, becuase the blade locks, you would have to keep it with your camping or cycling gear and only take it with you when you do those activities, as a locking blade isn't legal to carry when you aren't doing such outdoor activities.
hi there my leather man multi tool under 3" blade lock in to place for safety and so do all the other tools on there . is this illegal! i carry it in my kit for cycle camping and long day rides off road.
@slam1972 Well something like that, yeah. I wouldn't say it was a reason not to visit the UK though. If you came for a holiday or something, I doubt you'd notice anything was up. I can see things getting worse in the future though, becuase people seem to just accept everything the government puts in place
@LouisWasTaken The reason people accept everything is because, if the government allowed us to carry something that could be viewed as weapon or any tool that could cause harm, whether its a gun for self defence, or a knife for utility etc. Intead of them seeing it as a tool that can help people out, they see it as 'someone is going to get shot or stabbed'.
lmfaoooooo 3:09 !!! a can of soup or a peticularly sharp looking carrot! wow i laughed for about 30 minutes over that great video good luck on your move to america where i live my laws say i can carry a "pocket" knife nothing mentions size and that includes automatics and switchblades and butterflys
seriously the uk laws on knives are so fucking stupid. I could do as much damage with and under 3 inch non-locking knife as any other knife. not that i would, the knife is an excellent tool but makes a poor defensive weapon. either all knives are ok, or none of them are.
@VirtualCentral The actual possession of a balisong is not a crime in the UK, you just can't sell it, or lend it to anyone, show it to anyone or take it off of your property or anything like that. There is an exception to the law on balisongs in the UK. If the knife is over 100 years old, it is classed as an antique and is perfectly fine to buy and sell as any other antique.
@LouisWasTaken right so im looking into buying a balisong
cgi.ebay.com/Butterfly-Balisong-Practice-Knife-Trainer-Dull-Edges_W0QQitemZ320536776894QQcategoryZ36281QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D15%26pmod%3D150460645055%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6998206833766928672#ht_749wt_1137 since this is from the us would this be classified as an illegal import so could i get this shipped to me
@VirtualCentral I have a training balisong just like that myself. It doesn't have any sharp edges, so it isn't considered a knife. It would be completely legal to buy one and have it imported, that's what I did with my training balisong too. Good luck on your bidding
hey would a balisong be legal or not here or a small balisong and with a balisong lol would you cut off your own fingers if you tried to do one of those opening tricks by pushing the blade up with your finger
@americanpatriot95 Unfortunately you can be jailed for upto 6 months and face a £5000 fine for just for carrying an imitation firearm or buying one if you're under 18 here. Like I said, I don't blame if you if you laugh. I hope to move to the US sometime in the future though.
A locking knife is forbidden for the very simple reason that it won't close in the case of a knife attack. If you attack somebody with a non-locking knife, it is very likely you will cut of your own fingers in the process, thus limiting the amount of damage that can be inflicted.
@fintrollpgr That is a valid point. However, if someone carries a knife for the purpose of hurting someone, they will probably not care about the laws restricting locking knives and will carry one regardless. I think that this particular law gets in the way for people legitimately trying to use their knives as tools, which ultimately is what they are. I would argue that the situation in which you cut your own fingers off would occur more when someone is NOT using it as a weapon
I carry a Nieto Riverwood knife as it is designed to get round the knife laws. It has a blade slightly under three inches and an extreemly strong spring that makes it as good as a locking knife but has no locking mechanism. However I keep it well concealed as I don't trust the law in that it suddenly change for no reason and without warning.
Your quite right, it's very much a case of your attitude while carrying the knife even if it is sub 3" and non-locking. It gives us a sense of unease though despite the law being on our side, I think they need to make the law more clear-cut so we can carry with complete confidence.
I do however believe the locking ring on that Opinel can be secured in the open as well as locked position, especially if it's an Opinel 6 and not an Opinel 5.
@MrSheepmaster I made a mistake by showing you this Opinel. I've added an annotation now to clear it up, but yes the locking ring means that it is a locking knife, despite the fact that you have to open the knife and then rotate the ring manually to lock in place. Sorry for the mistake
Would u be aloud a butterfly knife in Scotland
megarory123 4 days ago
Plus it means if you buy a new kitchen knife....then how do you take it home. Bottom line be mature, don't use it as a weapon and don't give people a reason to question your pocket contents!
clodester 6 days ago
knife law in the uk is right, but like he said its down to the police officer too if they find one on you they gota use their common sence. but then again if u wana stop offensive weapons then really all knifes should be banned from everyday carry. along with pens, credit cards earphones from your ipod, shoe laces etc lol, all can be used as an offensive weapon
spencerprof2 1 week ago
Not unless they know u have it :)
SovietStarAirsoft 1 week ago
you said about what you can carry in the public so what are the restrictions in you home ?
niallpinson123456789 2 weeks ago
@niallpinson123456789 I'm not in the UK, but it seems many of our laws are directly based off of the UK laws. Here Having a Kitchen Knife in the Kitchen is perfectly legal, but if you carry it into your living room, it is considered to be in public, and is therefore illegal.
EsadMujezinovic 2 weeks ago
like he said it does not make sense at all, if you were intending to use a knife in an offensive manner, then regardless of whether it is a balisong, switchblade, pen-knife or a multi tool, it can still be lethal, criminals who intend to do this will not give a fuck about the law and will still carry blades, leaving law abiding citizens at the mercy of criminals until the cops arrive, it's rediculous, young girls walking home on their own can't even carry pepper spray
Dassault354 2 weeks ago
This doesn't make much sense. You'd think the police would arrest you anyway if you had a small 2" non locking knife on you anyway.
Typhoon10UK 3 weeks ago
LOL - you can go to tesco's and buy a 12" carving knife walk all over the place legally.
funkyprepper 1 month ago
hey man, good vid, i just got a Boker Plus XS, on a website it say's UK Legal
what do you thing about taking that into the Public?
jonshawn88 1 month ago
Are assisted open pocket knifes legal over there; That blade saved my life when I flipped my car over and had to cut the seatbelt.
TheGunsoutdoorsshoot 1 month ago
Heres a scenario, Im a student, who owns a Bike, if i bring a Gerber Multi tool everywhere i go Especialy on my bike for the suppriseingly likely event of Repairing my bike, would i be commiting an offience. The multi tool has two knives on it, One is a serrated rescue knife, doesnt cut skin and flesh very well but tears right through almost any fabric, and the other a strieght edge knife. Both under 3 inches. both with a locking device on the Multi-plier handles
Bluetorchproductions 2 months ago
a sharp looking carrot.what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.they suck. what r u gonna do with a carrot.mabey make a person choke or somthing
knifeman2000 2 months ago
i like the uk but the knife laws r stupid but make sence in some cases
knifeman2000 2 months ago
I need ur help.....if ur under 18 and u stab someone but don't kill them what are the punishments? I need an answer quick!
ThePimp1123 2 months ago
When I spent five weeks in the UK a knife dealer at a flee market told me how curved swords are banned (unless hand forged), but straight swords are not. lol, how ridiculous. People who knew nothing about blades made that law. We are all entitled to our opinions, but my opinion is straight blades are more effective if used correctly, better stabbers and the last few inches of the blade hits with tremendous force and cutting ability.
EthanJM 2 months ago
Part of the law is about intent. If you have anything for the purpose of using whatever it is as a weapon then it's against UK laws.
2Jax 2 months ago
What are the restrictions on butterfly knives?
fcdyrjdxyxfhkxhfkhkh 3 months ago
@fcdyrjdxyxfhkxhfkhkh
illegal to buy sell and manufacture
trailtarget 2 months ago
you did say sword canes...but there is a shop in tottenham court road that sells umbrellas along with canes etc. and it has advertised that sells 'dagger' canes....is THAT legal? lol.
im not looking to buy just curious as i know the law has some loopholes at times.
KontrollKontroll 4 months ago
@bart7478
Yeah. It's pretty dam stupid. But you never know. She could be a russian spy, and the lipstick could be a little gun! LOL
gregdadude 4 months ago
so a little old lady doing her lipstick waving it about on her lips the lips stick is concirdered a offensive weap
bart7478 4 months ago
just wear work gear im a plumber and was out on a friday night and got searched by the 5-0 i had a stanley knife,3in lock knife.3 screwdrivers and a chisel on me they just waved me on(after an explanation) then i went clubbing!
ennuiross 4 months ago
Would an 'assisted' knife,such as the kershaw chive be considered illegal
airsoftmecrazy 4 months ago
@airsoftmecrazy yes any switch gravity or assisted opening knife is e legal
alansutherland1996 3 months ago
Is it my idea or is it real that socialist (labour) governments are much more restrictive against weapons than liberal governments ?? What about a walking stick ? or a tactical ball-point pen ??
schopenhauer1962 5 months ago in playlist Meer video's van LouisWasTaken
Thanks for the info. The rules were different when I lived in the UK back in '02-'03.
Blows my mind. I carry a Glock 26 daily here, let alone my utility knife. Both are about as normal to remember and have as my wallet and phone.
gogoandywolf 6 months ago
Personally I find a good old kitchen knife gets the job done while stabbing chavs but I'm open for suggestions.
TheInsaneKitsune 7 months ago
is it ilegal if i go campin ina public place with a knife about 2.7 inch blade lock knife if i keep it in my bag until im am there using it?
jordonstephensx 7 months ago
@jordonstephensx with a legitimate reason it can be any size
shitfuckershit 7 months ago
@jordonstephensx No it can lock and be over 3in if you have a legit reason like camping, hunting, fishing or job related.
Mortke 5 months ago
For our yank friends. essentially we aren't allowed anything "dangerous" because it looks scary or has a scary name...
SuperMegaCyrus 8 months ago
@legomotion123. Well i have some stainless steel movie replica samurais and they are legal. I also have a real samurai and it is also legal.
connoronacob 8 months ago
haha living in the uk is bullshit, im moving out asap
OoRobLol 8 months ago
Is it legal to have a straight blade samurai sword like a movie replica kind of sword
legomotion123 9 months ago
are balisong knifes legal in the uk? please message back coz i want one
iRoNiiKGaMiiNg 9 months ago
@iRoNiiKGaMiiNg
Yes according to The Criminal Justice Act 1988 both purchasing and possesing a balisong is illegal, if you already own one you may keep it but must keep it in your home.
lukewarmpotatoes 8 months ago
You can buy katana's if they were made in the original way, this was brought in because some people were collectors and needed them for martial arts etc. :D Also straight bladed iato are legal.
ThesecretL 9 months ago
the reson locking knives are illegal in the uk is because they were made as wepons not tools
SURVIVALxMANxUK 9 months ago
@SURVIVALxMANxUK ever had a knife close on your finger? It hurts. I carry a Cold Steel Rajah 2 every day and scared off a total of one guy who was assulting me for stepping on his shoes. he ran away. Big knives have a place with the law abiding citizen.
andrewsheldonreeves 9 months ago
@mintyvision
Thanks for your reply. I will be sure to ask.
BramesProduction 10 months ago
Hi great video, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I'm 15 and I am an air cadet.
I go camping, hiking and trekking extremly often and i've noticed that I do need a multi tool (swiss army knife) to help with the situations that occur. Would I be aloud one? and What about in a public place, even though i'm 15?
BramesProduction 10 months ago
@BramesProduction when i was an army cadet leatherman tools and gerber tools where quite popular, but it was a long time ago and since then youth knife crime has been a big deal. i dont recall ever really needing a knife but my leatherman was handy for rifle stripping and the pliers were great for picking up hot mess tins etc. best thing to do would be to ask your CO.
mintyvision 10 months ago
it depends on what state
lalablablaification 10 months ago
laws in this country has just gotten completely out of control.
cianw10 10 months ago
Do you have to be a certain age to carry a knife around, thanks nice video
SohnVids 10 months ago
@SohnVids 18 to carry and buy i think
TheOctoman34 7 months ago
My balls are an offensive weapon
newbievamp2005 10 months ago
"valid reason"?! lol...How about the fact that your property belongs to you and nobody has the right to tell you what to do with it or where to bring it. I feel sorry for y'all. I hope someday you tell your government what IT can do rather than the other way around.
If you already have laws against murder, starting fights, and scaring/threatening people, laws about what you are "allowed' to have are superfluous and intrusive. (Actually the're superfluous and intrusive anyway.)
RealityCheck05 11 months ago
@RealityCheck05 I agree. I never ask permission because I am not a slave.
andrewsheldonreeves 9 months ago
whats a teddy boy? switchblades where banned in america because of movies, but there not totality banned here in some states where i live they are legal i have 4 in my knife collection and 3 bailsongs which are also legal in my home state but you can't conceal them but you can open carry them. Its funny every knife in my collection would be illegal to carry in england but almost every knife i have would be legal to carry here in the USA.
1matsg 11 months ago
I CARRY AROUND MY K-BAR WHEN IM DOWN TOWN SOME TIIMES OR MY 4 INCH LOCKED BLADE WHEN ME BIKEING TI SCHOOL. THESE ARE SAD LAWS
636675guy 1 year ago
sharp carrot? ha ha
knifes are tools not criminals,the people who use them for slaughter are the problem!People who cost to the tax payer 90k a year to spend in prison doing nothing....
mgyan1 1 year ago
Opinels aren't slipjoints.
IMrDavidBoring 1 year ago
Almost forgot,
There was an exception to the age restriction on purchasing knives which meant that it didn't apply to "folding pocketknives" or blades fixed within a housing that didn't protrude more than 2mm (pencil sharpeners, safety razors etc.)
When the law was changed from 16 to 18 it only amended the original act and didn't change the wording of the exception, so I believe, technically, there is still no age restriction on these products... but the Home Office insists otherwise. Anyone?
GuerrillaSauce 1 year ago
in this video are you still allowed to own a lock knife at home for home use
iRJRx 1 year ago
"A particulary sharp carrot" im giggling my tits off! also, apparently its illegal to market a knife as a combat knife.
MATTNATTMATT 1 year ago
@bjajudo i live in the UK, and i am 99% sure we cant have pump action shotguns if they have a tube capable of holding more than 3 shells. we can also get semi auto rifles. although i havent heard of anyone owning one.
MATTNATTMATT 1 year ago
@MATTNATTMATT
You can get pump action shotguns with with a magazine capacity greater than 2, but they are Section 1 firearms rather than 'Shotguns' (a 'shotgun' can hold no more than 3 rounds; 2 in the magazine and one in the chamber).
Semi-auto rifles in .22 rimfire are also Section 1, but in other calibres they become Section 5 (prohibited unless you can get special permission from the Home Office... which 99.9% of people cannot). They're quite common for rabbiting and target shooting.
GuerrillaSauce 1 year ago
@GuerrillaSauce Thanks. But are you saying pump actions are not considerd "shotguns"?
MATTNATTMATT 1 year ago
@MATTNATTMATT
We normally use 'shotgun' to mean a Section 2 firearm and as such it cannot have a detachable magazine of any capacity or an integral magazine that holds more than 2 rounds - the action (double-barrelled, sem-auto, pump-action etc.) is irrelevant though. If the magazine holds more than two rounds or is detachable it becomes a Section 1 firearm and as such isn't considered a 'shotgun' (ie. wouldn't be covered by a Shotgun Certificate and would need a Firearms Certificate).
GuerrillaSauce 1 year ago
@GuerrillaSauce
I should probably mention that I haven't checked the relevant laws in about 5 years so I may be completely wrong, but off the top of my head, I can't remember pump-action shotguns being prohibited... just classified by the magazine capacity.
GuerrillaSauce 1 year ago
@GuerrillaSauce Thanks for the info.
MATTNATTMATT 1 year ago
Hi Lewis thanks for the info but I have a question. is it legal for me to carry a Swiss army knife in my glove box. its in a carry case, non locking and under 3" I don't need it for work I just find it quite useful from time to time.
jab15552 1 year ago
Hi Lewis thanks for the info but I have a question. is it legal for me to carry a Swiss army knife in my glove box. its in a carry case, non locking and under 3" I don't need it for work I just find it quite useful from time to time.
jab15552 1 year ago
i live in the uk and i am british. and the our knife laws are pathetic, i could kill someone just as easy with my hands. is the goverment gonna make carrying your hands around illegal next? i think the people of the uk need to do something about our pathetic laws.
hellzheroman 1 year ago
Thank you for this video but I have to say that I’m appalled at this development in a great country that practically invented the idea of individual liberties. I increasingly appreciate the idea of the right to bear arms in my own country of America.
MrSpinteractive 1 year ago
it seems any thing that is any fun in the uk is illegal certain type of fireworks knives guns swords airsoft replicas the laws are getting stupid you can kill someone with a sharp pencil.
wombweasel222 1 year ago
its worse in Israel
itamarthomas 1 year ago
Could you tell me the brand of the first knife that you showed? I used to own it but I no longer have it.
nylecrane2k7 1 year ago
can u have any size knife at home
TheiTouchGuys 1 year ago
I really feel sorry for all you people outside the U.S. How will you ever be able to defend yourselves if you cant even carry a good knife? What are you going to do if someone breaks into your home? What will you do if a foreign power tries to invade? Guess you will have to stand back and watch.
Dafarnakis 1 year ago
I am armed because I am master of my life. And I take responcibility to defend it. I go into the woods armed with my rifle because I do not want to be torn apart by wild coyotes. I carry in the concrete jungle for the same reason. I also assure you that it is a birth right to carry. It is enshrined in the US constitution.
andrewsheldonreeves 1 year ago
To be honest im not gonna say something stupid like " im not gonna go the uk because they dont let me carry a knife" because id rather it was illegal to have a knife that could kill you than everyone walking around with a knife thinking they are cool because they cant get jailed for stabbing someone. If i get stabbed i want them to go to prison.
mch158 1 year ago
Most assaults and murders are done with readily available kitchen knives. You can't ban everything as a cure all, but they're going to try. Crossbows are next, money on it.
TheNorseLegend 1 year ago
I'd rather live somewhere with strict weapon laws than a place where nearly everyone has a gun.
Carnuss 1 year ago
i was arrested and charged and found guilty for carrying a 3" knife whilst i was walking home from a fishing trip here in the uk so dont think just cuz u have been fishing that these police scum will not give u shit .........
MrBeatselector 1 year ago
so the slaves have to have a reason for being armed or their masters will punish them? That makes sence.
andrewsheldonreeves 1 year ago
@andrewsheldonreeves well why would you be armed without a reason? only to harm others.
mch158 1 year ago
lets talk about the violent overthrow of facist or oppresive governments. Self defence is a birth right.
andrewsheldonreeves 1 year ago
sharp looking carrot - lol!
manx1324 1 year ago
bull shit i live in the uk and you cant make up fake laws up by the way i have both those knives
ZigBurden 1 year ago
bull shit i live in the uk and you cant make up fake lavs up
ZigBurden 1 year ago
Just don't get your knife out infront of the police!!!
peachn8a 1 year ago
Bloody ridiculous situation. Did they really think by banning guns and bringing in draconian laws on knives, the gun and knife crime would reduce? No, all they were doing was pandering to the limp wristed. All these laws have done is penalise the law abiding who would never use them as a weapon anyway
750triton 1 year ago
Also should probably point out knife laws in the UK a total paper tiger, people think you get bustered with a knife, then automatically get 2 years jail time.
Now I know/know of, 2 people who actually have stabbed someone and both got community service.....
I know a thrird person who got bustered with a knife (locking kind) on the tube in London ... he got a warming. Take from that what you will..
whenthestormbrakes 1 year ago
@whenthestormbrakes
The point is the only people scared of knife laws are those inexperienced in the ways of crime and the legal system.
whenthestormbrakes 1 year ago
Switch blades are legal if you had them before the law came in, (around the mid 1980's) but it is illigal for them to leave your house, or be sold/ given away.
Cane swords are the same, but are legal to buy and sell if classifiable as an antique.
You would still get shot to shit for carrying it in the streets though......
whenthestormbrakes 1 year ago
cont.
when we got to the police station they searched me and then another officer questioned me, she said i had good reason and they let me go with no charge. I would have left my tools in work but someone was stealing and a few tools had already gone missing and i didn't want to take the risk.
megaknight 1 year ago
it's a skean dhu pronounced skee-an-doo, but anyways UK knife laws are absolutely preposterous.
I used to need knives and other tools for work all the time so i'd just take whatever i needed, I live in a pretty bad area that's renowned for knife crime and I had to get the bus to work. I was heading to work and i had to take a hatchet for chopping wood. i got on the bus police were phoned and i got arrested, the officer that arrested me would not listen to my reasons.
megaknight 1 year ago
Samurai swords aren't illegal, ironically the authentic more functional ones are legal. The cheap, mass produced, dysfunctional ones are illegal despite their unsuitability as a weapon.
By the way, have you ever had any issues with customs? I've imported 7 swords and numerous knives in the past and none of them have been stopped though I hear about it happening often.
ihaterobbie123 1 year ago
in UK can you carry and play with butterfly practise knives
srs123321 1 year ago
The way I carry my swiss-army-knife would make my killing of others easier by bare-hand; if ever I was so inclined.
MatterEngineer 1 year ago
GOD DANIT. I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO THE UK BECAUSE I THOUGHT SWITHBLADES WHERE LEGAL
enjoisk8ing4life3 1 year ago
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Sometimes a hate my country.
hunkgod 1 year ago
My jurisdiction's knife laws are stupider than yours.
I can drive around town with a loaded handgun in my car's center(re) console without a license, walk around wearing body armo(ou)r, multiple Glocks with dozens of loaded magazines, carrying an AK and not break any law, but if I'm carrying a >4" blade knife, I all of a sudden committing a Class D felony. What the hell!
Luckily, the law is rarely enforced against non-scumbag type citizens.
sae1095hc 1 year ago
So carrying a knife with a none locking mechanism in the UK for no real intention can be seen as a potential offence. That's not cool. Imagine if you was to get caught with one and had no apparent reason for having a non locking mechanism knife under 3 inches can result in a criminal offence?
HackneyClapper 1 year ago
If only we had these laws in the US. And no that's not sarcasm.
EmperorofCartoons 1 year ago
ts seem the all over like to feel safe !!! So much so that they will give up freedom for it !!! Being afraid of knife and guns, most people will give them up in-order to feel safe. But in the end if your bare-handed and you are face to face with a man how is twice your size, you will wise you were armed. Because in the end a big man who know how to use is fists can kill you.
EdAtoZ 1 year ago
england sucks!! in italy they sell weekly magazines with knives to collect in them. (i live in england by the way)
joshfontanella 1 year ago
So my leatherman wave would be legal to carry in the UK?
ptakesq 1 year ago
@ptakesq If the blade is non-locking and under 3 inches, which it normally is on leathermans, then yes you can carry it legally
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
@LouisWasTaken
I have actually never seen a non locking leatherman in the states. I don't know if you can order them but every one that I have owned had a locking mechanism.
ptakesq 1 year ago
@ptakesq To be honest, a locking knife is easier, and safer, to use in pretty much every scenario I can think of. I don't own a leatherman myself (yet) so I'm not that familiar with them, but I thought most of them had non-locking blades that pulled out from the insides of the handle.
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
To carry either of the SOG Microns, or any of the Spyderco Minis (I think thats what they are called).
Also, is it just the blade that can only be 3" long or is it the whole knife?
eldiablo9604 1 year ago
@eldiablo9604 The length of the whole knife can be a lot longer than 3", only the cutting edge has to be less than that.
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
I subscribed, it was quite funny. Not to mention how informative it was.
I am very nearly 14, no. I'm not a little chavvy hoodlum who wants to rob the elderly with a penknife. I am just a 14 (nearly) year old lad who is interested in what I can and cant carry with me to make some parts of my day that little bit easier. Knives for general utility for instance. Could you please tell me, what is the minimum age for carrying a knife is (of course, small utility) and would I be allowed...
eldiablo9604 1 year ago
@eldiablo9604 Good to hear you liked the video, I do my research before every one I do. In all of the actual legal documents that I found on official government websites, there was no mention of what age you have to be to carry a knife. That being said, you can't legally buy one until you're 18, so I'm pretty sure the de facto age would be 18. You sound very mature for your age, but I think you'd be running the risk of trouble with the law if you carried one becuase you can't legally buy one yet
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
@LouisWasTaken Thanks lol, and thanks a lot for the information. I did look for information and facts myself but they seem to be very shady and for me, it was hard to tell what was what. I think then, that I should just leave carrying a knife until I'm atleast 18. Just incase.
Do you have any more videos on the way?
Thanks a lot, Nathan.
eldiablo9604 1 year ago
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hi there my leather man multi tool under 3" blade lock in to place for safety and so do all the other tools on there . is this illegal! i carry it in my kit for cycle camping and long day rides off road.
mmonpoint 1 year ago
hi there my leather man multi tool under 3" blade lock in to place for safety and so do all the other tools on there . is this illegal! i carry it in my kit for cycle camping and long day rides off road.
mmonpoint 1 year ago
@mmonpoint If you have a legitimate reason to have your leatherman tool, which you sound like you do becuase of your cycling and camping, then it would be ok to take it with you. However, becuase the blade locks, you would have to keep it with your camping or cycling gear and only take it with you when you do those activities, as a locking blade isn't legal to carry when you aren't doing such outdoor activities.
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
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@mmonpoint you don't need permission. You are not a slave.
andrewsheldonreeves 9 months ago
hi there my leather man multi tool under 3" blade lock in to place for safety and so do all the other tools on there . is this illegal! i carry it in my kit for cycle camping and long day rides off road.
mmonpoint 1 year ago
wow i will never in my life go to the UK, sounds like they just like to control you all they can
slam1972 1 year ago 12
@slam1972 Well something like that, yeah. I wouldn't say it was a reason not to visit the UK though. If you came for a holiday or something, I doubt you'd notice anything was up. I can see things getting worse in the future though, becuase people seem to just accept everything the government puts in place
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago 12
@LouisWasTaken The reason people accept everything is because, if the government allowed us to carry something that could be viewed as weapon or any tool that could cause harm, whether its a gun for self defence, or a knife for utility etc. Intead of them seeing it as a tool that can help people out, they see it as 'someone is going to get shot or stabbed'.
eldiablo9604 1 year ago
@LouisWasTaken plus the way things are going nowadays with the current government things are gonna get worse.
LowtherProduction 10 months ago
@slam1972 in the summer its a nice place. if you go to the right place. but other than that its shit...sorry, i have to be honest.
MATTNATTMATT 1 year ago
lmfaoooooo 3:09 !!! a can of soup or a peticularly sharp looking carrot! wow i laughed for about 30 minutes over that great video good luck on your move to america where i live my laws say i can carry a "pocket" knife nothing mentions size and that includes automatics and switchblades and butterflys
silentknight2112 1 year ago
seriously the uk laws on knives are so fucking stupid. I could do as much damage with and under 3 inch non-locking knife as any other knife. not that i would, the knife is an excellent tool but makes a poor defensive weapon. either all knives are ok, or none of them are.
Benjaaani 1 year ago
Damn I really like carrying my sharp carrot around
UkGhoul 1 year ago
dudeno offense but fuck the uk
arathil14 1 year ago 2
@arathil14 None taken, don't worry. In the future I hope to move to the USA anyway.
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago 4
what about a stanley then ??
bum1head 1 year ago
@bum1head What about a stanley knife, sorry?
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
These knife laws are ridiculous.
German knife law turned out be like that since april 2008.
bfgguns 1 year ago
so would i be able to have a balisong not in public just for display in my home?
VirtualCentral 1 year ago
@VirtualCentral The actual possession of a balisong is not a crime in the UK, you just can't sell it, or lend it to anyone, show it to anyone or take it off of your property or anything like that. There is an exception to the law on balisongs in the UK. If the knife is over 100 years old, it is classed as an antique and is perfectly fine to buy and sell as any other antique.
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
@LouisWasTaken right so im looking into buying a balisong
cgi.ebay.com/Butterfly-Balisong-Practice-Knife-Trainer-Dull-Edges_W0QQitemZ320536776894QQcategoryZ36281QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D15%26pmod%3D150460645055%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6998206833766928672#ht_749wt_1137 since this is from the us would this be classified as an illegal import so could i get this shipped to me
VirtualCentral 1 year ago
@VirtualCentral I have a training balisong just like that myself. It doesn't have any sharp edges, so it isn't considered a knife. It would be completely legal to buy one and have it imported, that's what I did with my training balisong too. Good luck on your bidding
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
@LouisWasTaken thanks for the information you have been a great hel thanks very much :D
VirtualCentral 1 year ago
@VirtualCentral that's exactly what I was looking to find out lol
TheFussyVlog 1 year ago
hey would a balisong be legal or not here or a small balisong and with a balisong lol would you cut off your own fingers if you tried to do one of those opening tricks by pushing the blade up with your finger
VirtualCentral 1 year ago
My dogs teeth are longer than that....! This is all Bullshit I`m a tradesman and often
carry Chisels and other dangerous bits of kit in public...! Criminals don`t take notice of such Laws, so in what way is it effective as a Law....?
Igotbadjoints 1 year ago
holy shit, in my part of the US i can carry a rifle on my shoulder in PUBLIC
americanpatriot95 1 year ago
@americanpatriot95 also i forgot to mention you have to be 18 or older to do so
americanpatriot95 1 year ago
@americanpatriot95 Unfortunately you can be jailed for upto 6 months and face a £5000 fine for just for carrying an imitation firearm or buying one if you're under 18 here. Like I said, I don't blame if you if you laugh. I hope to move to the US sometime in the future though.
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
A locking knife is forbidden for the very simple reason that it won't close in the case of a knife attack. If you attack somebody with a non-locking knife, it is very likely you will cut of your own fingers in the process, thus limiting the amount of damage that can be inflicted.
fintrollpgr 1 year ago
@fintrollpgr That is a valid point. However, if someone carries a knife for the purpose of hurting someone, they will probably not care about the laws restricting locking knives and will carry one regardless. I think that this particular law gets in the way for people legitimately trying to use their knives as tools, which ultimately is what they are. I would argue that the situation in which you cut your own fingers off would occur more when someone is NOT using it as a weapon
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
I carry a Nieto Riverwood knife as it is designed to get round the knife laws. It has a blade slightly under three inches and an extreemly strong spring that makes it as good as a locking knife but has no locking mechanism. However I keep it well concealed as I don't trust the law in that it suddenly change for no reason and without warning.
Rayxl1 1 year ago
Your quite right, it's very much a case of your attitude while carrying the knife even if it is sub 3" and non-locking. It gives us a sense of unease though despite the law being on our side, I think they need to make the law more clear-cut so we can carry with complete confidence.
I do however believe the locking ring on that Opinel can be secured in the open as well as locked position, especially if it's an Opinel 6 and not an Opinel 5.
GamerzMedia 1 year ago
@GamerzMedia You're right about the Opinel, sorry for the mistake. I've made an annotation to clear that up.
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago
The opinel has a rotational locking device, surley that is illegal in the uk also?
MrSheepmaster 1 year ago
@MrSheepmaster I made a mistake by showing you this Opinel. I've added an annotation now to clear it up, but yes the locking ring means that it is a locking knife, despite the fact that you have to open the knife and then rotate the ring manually to lock in place. Sorry for the mistake
LouisWasTaken 1 year ago