More daftness on the way.

Grizzly 45

It now seems that our great & good leaders have had the brilliant idea ,according to todays Examiner online [June2nd 2008] of banning the sale manufacture,or possesion of swords!!:eek::mad:.

Reason behind this is no doubt because of the daily sword attacks carried out on all and sundry in our towns and cities,and not to mind that Britan has it as well and is very effective[cue Nelson chacter laugh from the Simpsons Ahaa haa].So therefore we must have it as well.
So what has this got to do with us you might ask?

Well,first off, any sword collection you have it will be illegal to buy sell,trade or loan or import any sword to anyone.

2] What is a defination of a sword? Is it single or double edged? And what length does one start at.It could also affect sword bayonets,so some of your bayonets might also be at risk.

3] While laudable in trying to do somthing against scumbags and Chavs going around with offensive weapons.It will as usual kick back against the ligitmate collectors and folk with a good reason to posses these weapons.Either as collectors or reenactors.The Scumbags will not be stopped by a ban,as they are criminals,or will simply pick up another edged weapon for criminal use.IE an axe or slash hook. I have yet to hear of anyone being chopped up here with a 1000 euro plus katana.

So once again,we will be deprived of a ligit reason of having a sword collection while the crime wave will continue,our Gardai and politicans can cod themselves and the sheeple that they have "done somthing" against knife crime,and scumbags will continue to run amock around here.
Buy them now before they ban them folks,and get those floorboards up to hide them.:rolleyes::(

Rashers

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Buy them now before they ban them folks,and get those floorboards up to hide them.:rolleyes::(

Not enough. Collar every politician who calls to your door looking for your yes/no to Lisbon. Write to them, email them, phone them. Make your case.

Or do nothing and let them just walk over you.

SpitfireIV

Christ, whats next?! Hurleys and garden forks?! :rolleyes:

I have three swords, a reproduction p1796 light cavalry sabre, a real p1796 light cavalry sabre and a p1796 infantry officers sword. Also a p1907 'sword' bayonet, does that count as a sword?

Anyway, although still swords I dont think they are of any danger whilst in my collection and under my supervision! I can understand tighter regulations perhaps on the sale of those cheapo samuri swords that you can get in gift/gizmo shops, you know those high class pieces :rolleyes::p, but again it seems the serious collector who knows the rights and wrongs of collecting and has a serious passion and interests in the pieces he/she obtains will suffer.

kowloon

Have a late war Shin gunto with navy markings.
Also have a few "sword bayonets" some approach the length of the sword.
Don't most attacks happen with screwdrivers and stanley knives?
It's quite difficult to conceal a sword