Comments on: Scottish police hunt knife owners on internet

By: Gun Shy Tourist

Gun Shy Tourist — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:43:17 +0000

You know what is ironic about this? The Scots, who have always been warriors are some of the finest SAS operators. Maybe the Brits are “cutting” of their own nose on this one.

By: Gun Shy Tourist

Gun Shy Tourist — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:38:49 +0000

Why am I not surprised. England (British Isles), Australia, and Canada have effectively disarmed it citizens, a citizenry who once had a rich heritage of firearms ownership. As we all know, in those countries, there is still enough violent crime to go around.

http://aroundotown.blogspot.com/2009/02/now-that-they-have-made-you-defenseless.html

By: druid

druid — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:29:53 +0000

Unfortunately, I think you have only just begun to see the tip of the iceberg (probably coming up on a ban list, also…someone might get stabbed by an iceberg point). Now that the government has gotten a taste for banning things it deems “unsafe” for its citizenry, it will continue to regulate anything and everything just because it can. Yesterday it was guns, today it’s knives, tomorrow it will be corkscrews, toenail clippers or embroidery scissors; all in the name of “safety” or “anti-crime” or some other reason. Even the reasons will become nebulous. Since they have the power, they don’t really need reasons, so long as the people just accept it. I appreciate that you have a high regard for our situation in America, but I fear that, now, our rights may be threatened. I would like to think that we have the stones not to let that happen. But I never thought it would happen in the Britain Isles, either. I’m pretty sure your forebears wouldn’t have allowed it.

By: Phil Ward

Phil Ward — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:12:26 +0000

Well, there was a strong suggestion in the British Medical Journal, I believe written by a Scottish Doctor that large kitchen knives should be banned outright, because no amateur chef needed them too cook in the house… it got a bit mis-reported, and nothing seems to have come of it. So far.

By: darshan

darshan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:34:03 +0000

Next time they are going to ban kitchen forks as well.After that pens,razor blades,drills etc. I wonder where it will stop.America is indeed fortunate in the sense that our founding fathers codified our bill of rights.

By: Jennersen

Jennersen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:51:40 +0000

I meant in America.

By: Sean G

Sean G — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:07:41 +0000

The UK are definitely headed towards the police state portrayed in Children of Men.

It’s when I read things like this that I sigh and say “God bless America.”

By: jdun1911

jdun1911 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:53:07 +0000

The UK are currently the laughing stock of the Western World. I would said more but I leave it at that.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:18:44 +0000

Adam, LOL! good call!

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:18:07 +0000

“$3 Plastic knife: Guaranteed not to offend.”

I’m surprised they aren’t attacking those first. After all, they are obviously designed to sneak through metal detectors.

You know, like Glocks.

By: Sven Ortmann

Sven Ortmann — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:23:52 +0000

The British had some highly publicized series of stabbing incidents among young men/school children in 2008.
It’s a (sadly) normal over-reaction.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:45:03 +0000

UK firearm laws: Pump action and semi-auto rifles are only allowed in .22. Pump and semi-auto shotguns can only hold two rounds in the magazine

http://www.gunrunner.cc/firearms_laws.htm

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:40:58 +0000

Jennersen, they already did that with handguns in the UK (complete ban) and everything else is restricted. It seems the scots don’t like guns either:

“In Scotland, since power to legislate on firearms was reserved to the UK Parliament under the Scotland Act 1998 that re-established a Scottish Parliament, this has led to tensions between Westminster and Holyrood with the Scottish Government wanting to enact still stricter laws “

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom

By: Jennersen

Jennersen — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:36:52 +0000

I have yet to see what all the forums, especially knife, are saying about this one. It is only a matter of time until the pull the same thing with relation to firearms.

By: Phil Ward

Phil Ward — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:33:39 +0000

I thnik I was the only person I know who saw the bad side of this. In fairness to the police, they’re picking up knives from scratters who do think it’s clever to use them, and a lot of those little weegies (yeah I know, wrong city) would be stabbing people with them.

I’m still annoyed that a copper might turn up and ask me to turn in my perfectly legally held edged weapons.
“It’s dangerous!”
“Yeah I know officer, that’s why I bought it…”

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:08:52 +0000

caposkaw, you are right. Churchill is one of my hero’s.

By: caposkaw

caposkaw — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:06:03 +0000

the ol’ Winston will be truly angry with that inept and coward England…

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:37:57 +0000

I can’t believe such bullcrap! The citizens of the UK need to grow a pair and get rid of the asshat MPs that come up with these laws…

Honestly, I’d like to see them all receive any firearm that they’d like. The UK has got to have become the most backwards nation on the face of the planet now…