Meanwhile in the UK…

In the “you can’t make this shlt up” category:

The British are now left defenseless agains zombies. How far they have fallen from the days of “The sun does not set on the British Empire”.

“Owners of zombie-style knives and machetes are being urged to hand them into Warwickshire Police ahead of a ban next month.”

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So they’re outlawing the color neon green?

Good thing handle selection comes in all colors!!!




What’s there problem with breast cancer awareness???

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Another reminder of what 1776 means :us:

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What can you expect from them? The UK has fallen; it’s no longer a Great Nation in the world. They cling to remembered glories and arrogance, but what do they have to show for it now?

Sic gloria transit mundi.

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I’m speechless.

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They are having some serious riots over there. Brits want their country back. The Prime Minister is in serious trouble. If 1 member of his coalition pulls support they will need new elections. They can be arrested and imprisoned for mean tweets and Face Book posts. The Brits demonstrate and the police come down hard. Muslims demonstrate and police are nowhere to be found.

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Remembering my times of tooling around downtown London when I was stationed in Jolly Olde England, ANY knife out in public was against the law. That comes from the beyond asinine laws stating the British citizens cannot defend themselves against attack. If someone attacks, the victim must either comply with the attacker, cower and fall on the street to be kicked, beaten or worse, or just run away. They cannot defend themselves in their homes. If someone breaks in, the same actions are available. ANYONE caught defending themselves are subject to punishment under the same laws as the ones doing the attacking.

That was 30+ years ago, so things may have gotten better or worse.

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See what I mean? Fallen. Collapsed like a bunch of broccoli!

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I spoke to a buddy in the UK and he said the current liberal party achieved a majority by getting just over 30% of the vote. so 70% of the people in the country HATE THEM!!!

THAT is what happens when you have a metric ■■■■-ton of parties. No one ever agrees on anything and it makes it easier to have a fringe segment of the population that is NOT a majority gain control.

That’s why when someone bitches about the USA only having two parties It sends shivers down my spine. I have seen country after country that has a bunch of parties like the UK getting screwed in the political process by a wildly vocal minority. It just does not work. The more you segment the population the more control you can have over smaller groups.

That’s why the party in charge is all over identity politics. It’s the fastest way to total domination.

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The Brits are subjects, not citizens which might explain at least some of the weirdness.
Locking blade folding knives are also illegal over there
Stupidity is intolerable.

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Getting back to Zombies.
Doubt that knives can kill Zombies since they are already dead!
Those that know say you need to disassemble them in order to neutralize an attack.
This best done with a broad ax.
Are they allowed in the UK?
Inquiring minds want to know!

Here you go!
Are axes covered by UK Knife law? | BushcraftUK Community

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Step #1 is to chop their jaw off so the can’t bite.

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As with CA laws regarding carrying knives, the Brit law is deliberately vague so as to give the authorities wide latitude in whether to prosecute or not or how many phony charges they can throw against the wall and maybe some will stick. A lot of folks think carrying a blade less than three inches will get you a pass in CA. I have read the CA statute that deals with carrying knives and carrying them concealed and there is no dimension mentioned in that particular section. It is my non-legal opinion that the folks who go around with a pocket clip showing and who will claim that is not concealed may wind up face down in street if the cop wants to claim it is concealed so that he can perform further searches of your person or vehicle. There is a homeless man who wanders around town with a rather large Bowie strapped to his leg. It is outside his trousers when he wears long trousers and over his socks when he is wearing shorts. I am sure he has had discussions with everyone on the local PD but strangely enough, one can carry apparently any size knife as long as it is clearly visible to passers-by. I know according to news reports (and they are never wrong, right?) some folks have been stopped for questioning when passers-by notified the PD that there was a guy carrying a machete walking the streets. Perhaps if he had the machete in a sheath outside his clothing he wouldn’t have had an interaction with law enforcement. That most likely depends upon each individual officer. A shobi-zoe, according to the CA Penal Code is a blade attached to a wooden handle or stick. (That sounds like a spear to me) It is a fearsome ninja weapon (according to the CA legislature who apparently has a morbid fear of all ninja weapons). I was in front of my house using my shobi-zoe to scrape loose bark off my blue gum tree when I was challenged by a guy in civilian clothes but who clearly had C.O.P. stamped on his forehead. I responded that it was my gopher probe which I used to probe for gopher runs — and coincidentally, to peel redundant bark off my gum tree. That agricultural use makes possession of a shoji-zoe clearly legal according to a footnote to the penal code section per a CA Supreme Court decision that exempted agricultural use from the prohibition against possessing such a fearsome weapon of mass destruction. Disclaimer: I am not a criminal defense attorney in CA although a close relative spent 20 years in the public defenders office that still does not qualify me to give legal opinions. I suggest you look up shoji-zoe in the CA Penal Code for yourselves. In fact, you might spend some time perusing the whole Penal Code. It will be an eye-opener. At one time it was a felony to transport more than 3 plants without a permit from the county sheriff. So if you made a run to Home Depot’s garden center and went home with more than 3 plants you were in deep doodoo. Don’t know if it still is the law. Ridiculous laws seem to remain on the books for centuries.

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