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WinsomeDefiance -> RE: London terror attack in Westminster (5/2/2017 9:34:02 PM)
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In essence: The maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is 4 years in prison and an unlimited fine. You’ll get a prison sentence if you’re convicted of carrying a knife more than once.
Chefs don't need a permit when using the 'tools of their trade' at their place of work.
However, you can't even carry a bread knife in public unless it is made unusable by being suitably wrapped/encased/boxed in some form of carrying recepticle -and- you can prove you are transporting it to/from your place of work.
Your bowie knife and throwing knives and your hatchet would similarly land you in hot water if you were caught just carrying them in public. You would have to keep them sheathed and in your back pack and also prove you were in transit to/from a camping facility at the time you were caught with them or you will be prosecuted for carrying them in a public place.
Even an ordinary dinner knife carries the same penalties if you are caught with one in your hand or just loose in your pocket.
So yes, carrying a knife in public is banned unless you can prove you have a good reason to carry it (and self-defense is not considered a good reason here).
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(in reply to WinsomeDefiance)
I find that both fascinating and strange.
I don't normally carry knives around. I won't go camping without a couple good knives. Too many uses for them and having the right tools lightens your load and your work.
Now that I think about it; We do have restrictions here, which vary from state to state and county/parish to county/parish.
Locally, open carry is lawful, so long as the blade is no longer than a certain length. Double edged knives (like my throwing knives) are illegal to carry on you unless properly sheathed and packed away. Stilleto knives are illegal to carry as well. My son always carries a knife with him. Always. When he and his friend were coming out of the woods they were stopped by a police officer. My son told the officer it wasn't a weapon but a tool. His friend called it a weapon, and he was charged with a crime and had to go to court. Similar knives, same cop, just different points of view made one ok and the other wrong.
Anyway, thanks for the explanation. I'm a skimmer, and usually don't read all the posts, so I miss out on relevant points in context to later posts.
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