Legality of carrying objects in vehicle

[trophymick]

I always carry my Victorinox Swiss army knife in a leather belt pouch, a very useful tool.:thumb2

Here's a example of UK legal pocket knives.

http://www.heinnie.com/knives-and-tools/folding-blade/f/uk_friendly_carry/yes

 

[johnb5177]

I had a very real, surreal moment a while back, concerning knives......I had to work in Scotland for a while, and had to leave my opinel no.8 at home(air travel).
Had to purchase a new large chainsaw for the estate I was working on......no worries....had a good yarn with the dealer.....then I thought....I need a pocket knife while I'm here, so get another Opinal off the stand next to the pay point........I then was interrogated.......my age, what did I want the knife for, where I lived, what I did......then had to sign for it......totally absurd, unpoliceable regulations.......of course rogues and vagabonds will quickly subscribe to this.......won't they?

 

[Peasgood1]

There is talk in the news today about mandatory jail sentences for people found carrying knives.
It is just ridiculous! I hate the way knives have been so criminalised.
I always have a knife in my pocket and for quite some time it has been a lock knife. I use to to cut and pry various things throughout the day, it isn't there to threaten or stab people with. In fact it is a bit stiff to open, on the unlikely event of me being threatened I would have won or lost the battle long before I could open the blade. More likely than not I would chop my own fingers off fiddling with the damned thing. lol

Having said all that, I am well aware of the harm knives can do and all the wrongs in the seemingly popular trend for youths to "carry". Especially in view of recent events with that poor teacher.
It is people that cause this harm, not knives. That is where the education is needed rather than blanket bans on things. Look how the ban on handguns solved gun crime, Not!

 

[AlexD333]

There is talk in the news today about mandatory jail sentences for people found carrying knives.
It is just ridiculous! I hate the way knives have been so criminalised.
I always have a knife in my pocket and for quite some time it has been a lock knife. I use to to cut and pry various things throughout the day, it isn't there to threaten or stab people with. In fact it is a bit stiff to open, on the unlikely event of me being threatened I would have won or lost the battle long before I could open the blade. More likely than not I would chop my own fingers off fiddling with the damned thing. lol

Having said all that, I am well aware of the harm knives can do and all the wrongs in the seemingly popular trend for youths to "carry". Especially in view of recent events with that poor teacher.
It is people that cause this harm, not knives. That is where the education is needed rather than blanket bans on things. Look how the ban on handguns solved gun crime, Not!

I agree, but how do we solve this? A knife license :nenau

 

[solarman216]

OK here goes, I always carry a fold up utility knife in my pocket, together with a small screwdriver, in my car I have Hydrochloric Acid, paint thinners, brush cleaner solvent, UPVC cleaning solvent, crow bar large, crow bar smaller, bolt croppers, long knuckle bar, lump hammer, hypodermic syringes, some with needles assorted spanners and a whole host of other general tools, and officially I am retired, do you think they will throw the book at me? Rick

 

[solarman216]

Peasegood you are correct, we do not need more legislation, just more education, it is written in history that societies that introduce more legislation and rules than can be policed are heading for downfall, Rick

 

[briggie]

I was taught ...... if you carry a weapon , you must be treated as though you are going to use it

 

[trophymick]

I was taught ...... if you carry a weapon , you must be treated as though you are going to use it

But a pocket knife is not a weapon it's a tool, I use mine for cutting feed bags open, string etc. :thumb2
A car is a much more dangerous "weapon" than a pocket knife.:nenau

When I was a kid, my first penknife was brilliant. Most other kids had one too.:thumb2

We are all being slowly sterilised and we can't see it.

 

[firebobby]

We are all being slowly sterilised and we can't see it.

Very true

 

[johnb5177]

By a very nanny state, that provides knee-jerk reactions to isolated incidents, with disproportionate effects on the bulk members of society that do nothing but become increasingly subjugated to the sins and whims of a minority.......sorry rant over

 

[firebobby]

By a very nanny state, that provides knee-jerk reactions to isolated incidents, with disproportionate effects on the bulk members of society that do nothing but become increasingly subjugated to the sins and whims of a minority.......sorry rant over

Ahhhhh!!!, very true :banghead :banghead

Many aspects of our lives are governed, be it the Nanny/H+S state or watched in nearly everything we do. We are monitored in our cars, our homes and at work .