Comment on Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester

shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

UK weapon laws freak my American mind out. You can carry a folding, non-locking knife with a blade of less than 3 inches, without any justification or excuse?! Is violent knife crime a thing over there?

This stupid thing blows my mind. All I see are a bunch of harmless pocket knives.

I know, bag on the American who can carry a gun. LOL, I could carry a sword in public were I so inclined, and I often carry a machete in the woods. Believe it or not, straight to jail.

To practical matters, how do y’all transport kitchen knives, axes and other tools? Serious. And think on this, if you intend harm or self-defense, why not just carry a standard 2lb. hammer?

Also, two of my worst self-inflicted wounds were from non-locking knives, won’t touch them any longer.

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