Comment on Knife vs. Gun Control?

wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• JeromeVancouver@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I think switch blades are illegal in Canada too, but I could be wrong

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  • lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I mean, those are reasonably weapons, no?

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    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah you’re right, that is one limitation. The rational is that it has no purpose other than being a weapon.

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  • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yeah you’re right, that is one limitation. The rational is that it has no purpose other than being a weapon.

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    • WoahWoah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I think the difference between “assisted open,” which is almost always legal, and “automatic open” (e.g., switch blades") is very minor. They are both just ways of freeing and locking the blade for use. I don’t think either of them implies they will be used as a weapon. I would guess the laws are just stupid and, as another user pointed out, related to a historical “moral panic.”

      Damned greasers and their switchblades and leather jackets. When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day!

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      • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Fair

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• adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  There are also length laws and switch laws. I know, because I once had a hunting knife that was slightly over the length limit. The RCMP insisted I grind it down and submit it for inspection.

  However, such restrictions are use-based; you can have a set of steak knives that are over the limit, because their intended use is obviously not against humans. But if someone pulls a steak knife on someone in public, they’ll run afoul of the knife laws.

  I once sat on a jury for an attempted manslaughter knifing that took place in a kitchen with a steak knife, where both participants were drunk at the time; lots of interesting arguments were made by both sides.

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  • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Unless there’s some provincial law, RCMP was fucking with you. There is no length law.

    What is the maximum blades size one is allowed to carry in Canada?

    There is no specific blade size restriction for carry in Canadian law. However, the larger the size of the blade, the more difficult it would be to identify it as a tool for everyday use. For example; if you are hunting, then a large fixed blade knife on your side is generally acceptable. However, carrying the same large fixed blade knife on your side while walking downtown in a major city would be a different matter. If you have specific questions, please contact your local law enforcement agency

    bladescanada.com/FAQ-Frequently-Asked-Questions

    The only reference to knives in the criminal code concerns so called automatic knives:

    laws.justice.gc.ca/Search/Search.aspx?txtS3archA1…

    There is no law banning the carrying in public knives with sheaths, knives that take both hands to open and any knife with a fixed blade and certain non-prohibited folding knives, assuming they are not carried for a purpose dangerous to public peace or for the purpose of committing a criminal offense.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_legislation#Canada

    What Size Knife Is Legal To Carry In Canada?

    In Canada there’s no specified blade length that makes it legal or not. The knife’s legality is determined by the purpose of carrying the knife and its design.

    staysafevancouver.com/…/can-i-carry-a-knife-in-ca…

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