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arrested for a fishingknife
Rich_P:
No one still has explained why locking blades were outlawed?
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: Rich_P on April 16, 2009, 23:28:05 ---No one still has explained why locking blades were outlawed?
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I have to say I don't know, but if you think that gravity knives and flick knives lock the blades, that would proably be the answer.
In relation to Lee Celtic's query about the car being a private place, ie classed as a dwelling, that is not the case. If it is the public domain, namely not on private land, then it becomes the same as a person, namely open to search, under the correct powers of course.
The only time it may be classed as a dwelling, is if the person in it is of no fixed address, which is not that often.
It can also depend under what power the search is being carried out as to where, when and what can be searched.
It is very difficult to try and explain accurately in a few short words how it works.
It confuses the hell out of me sometimes and I work with the law! :?
Sharpshooter:
--- Quote from: Rich_P on April 16, 2009, 23:28:05 ---No one still has explained why locking blades were outlawed?
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Nor what he's fishing for with a 7" blade.... :-k
Gordo:
Hang on a minute: since we banned handguns, gun-crime has increased. Since we started this crusade against knives, knife-crime has increased...
I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm sure there's some sort of pattern forming there... :-k
Disco Matt:
The locking knife part baffles me too.
I have a swiss army knife with a non-locking blade under 3in. I believe driving a 13 year old car and working with computer hardware to be legitimate reasons for carrying such a tool, as it's a lot easier to just flip the screwdriver part out than it is to rummage around for a proper screwdriver. Everyone should carry basic hand tools, especially if they regularly travel through remote areas.
However, I also have a little keyring knife bought from an outdoor chain store. This has a blade of just over an inch in length, but as it locks it's illegal to carry in public (so I don't - it lives in the back of my wardrobe with the other outdoorsy tools).
You could do a lot more damage with a swiss army knife than with that little blade. You could do a lot more damage with a brick than with either blade. But a blade little more than double the length of your thumbnail is illegal simply because it locks...
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