Unless you're absolutely willing to use one of those (as in totally off your rocker) its just another weapon for an intruder to use against you
The bit with the meat filled boot at the end made me laugh though.
Does anyone know the law on this? I'd imagine keeping even a pick axe handle for self defence purposes is a tad illegal?
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Jorvic, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 17:51,
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Who cares about illegal? If the intent is to harm me or mine, a pickaxe, sword cane or pointy stick will do.
Edit: how sad that we have to question the legality of a "victim" defending him/herself.
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BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 18:10,
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Probably
but they would have to prove it. A guy I know keeps a baseball bat in his car, but he also keeps a baseball and a glove. Not illegal. After all you have to play it outdoors etc.
Might be on sticky ground if he ever does twat someone with it though.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 18:14,
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meh
Got a bedroom fireplace? Keep some brass bits next to it. Including a solid metal 3 foot long poker...
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Pew Pew Pew! Lasers! wannabe Gong Farmer, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 18:55,
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It's a collectors item
Oddly enough, this would be perfectly fine to have under the law (not to carry around, concealed weapon), since its straight, and a properly made blade.
Fake katanas that aren't properly forged (and anything else with a blade with more than a certain amount of bend) are illegal without a collector's licence, but anything well made (i.e. actually designed to kill people) is fine.
Most of this is due to how hard it is to legislate the difference between a weapon, kitchen equipment, and tools (e.g. wood axe, battleaxe, novelty meat cleaver)
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Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Fri 25 Jun 2010, 20:47,
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