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Locking blade leatherman etc...illegal??
dreadnought110:
:?I am glad i found out now rather than being stopped by a copper and being prosecuted!! I thought it best to make as many people aware as possible!!! :shock:
floyd fan:
So if you filed the locking bit off the knife blade so as it won't lock then it must be legal.
Skibum346:
So... to be clear... they'd be happier that the blade folded up on you during use than carried out it's designed function in safety?
:shock:
Bulli:
usual crap, i have an assortment of knives in the car for various jobs from peeling veg to cutting thick stuff. I know you can get done for going equiped but frankly i think the whole thing is a joke.
People kill people with kitchen knives not leathermen/gerbers
Wolfie:
--- Quote from: "dreadnought110" ---:( thats what i thought but according to the met police it's ANY locking blade from stanely knife to a 1" pocket knife!!! http://www.met.police.uk/youth/law_test.htm
--- End quote ---
Actually, on that page they do say that a 2" Swiss Army knife is legal, but on the linked page at http://www.met.police.uk/youth/weapons.htm they state
--- Quote ---An offensive weapon is any bladed or sharply pointed instrument.*
* Under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139)
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However, if you look at what the law actually says at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880033_en_12.htm#mdiv139
--- Quote ---(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, any person who has an article to which this section applies with him in a public place shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, this section applies to any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except a folding pocketknife.
(3) This section applies to a folding pocketknife if the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 3 inches.
--- End quote ---
It appears that the Police are being over zealous in their enforcement.
I note from your other thread, that they confiscated the knife - was this under CJA s139? If so, I believe that they have acted outside the law.
Of course it's possible that the law has been tightened by another Act of Parliament, so it would be worth looking into it further. It's also possible that there are specific laws relating to what you are allowed to take onto the London Eye, in the same way as there are for aircraft.
Regards
Wolfie
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