Self-Defence Weapons For Home

[Whitebelt]

This is the law for the UK

1. Section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offensive weapons) shall apply to the following descriptions of weapons, other than weapons of those descriptions which are antiques for the purposes of this Schedule:

(a) A knuckleduster, that is, a band of metal or other hard material worn on one or more fingers, and designed to cause injury, and any weapon incorporating a knuckleduster;

(b) a swordstick, that is, a hollow walking-stick or cane containing a blade which may be used as a sword;

(c) the weapon sometimes known as a "handclaw" , being a band of metal or other hard material from which a number of sharp spikes protrude, and worn around the hand;

(d) the weapon sometimes known as a "belt buckle knife" , being a buckle which incorporates or conceals a knife;

(e) the weapon sometimes known as a "push dagger" , being a knife the handle of which fits within a clenched fist and the blade of which protrudes from between two fingers;

(f) the weapon sometimes known as a "hollow kubotan" , being a cylindrical container containing a number of sharp spikes;

(g) the weapon sometimes known as a "footclaw" , being a bar of metal or other hard material from which a number of sharp spikes protrude, and worn strapped to the foot;

(h) the weapon sometimes known as a "shuriken" , "shaken" or "death star" , being a hard non-flexible plate having three or more sharp radiating points and designed to be thrown;

(i) the weapon sometimes known as a "balisong" or "butterfly knife" , being a blade enclosed by its handle, which is designed to split down the middle, without the operation of a spring or other mechanical means, to reveal the blade;

(j) the weapon sometimes known as a "telescopic truncheon" , being a truncheon which extends automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to its handle;

(k) the weapon sometimes known as a "blowpipe" or "blow gun" , being a hollow tube out of which hard pellets or darts are shot by the use of breath;

(l) the weapon sometimes known as a "kusari gama" , being a length of rope, cord, wire or chain fastened at one end to a sickle;

(m) the weapon sometimes known as a "kyoketsu shoge" , being a length of rope, cord, wire or chain fastened at one end to a hooked knife;

(n) the weapon sometimes known as a "manrikigusari" or "kusari" , being a length of rope, cord, wire or chain fastened at each end to a hard weight or hand grip;

I see no mention of enormous HeMan-esque swords! YEAH!

 

[Doc_Jude]

This is the law for the UK


I see no mention of enormous HeMan-esque swords! YEAH!

Just as soon as you can get it out of that pesky stone, huh?

 

[Grenadier]

Andy,

For home defense, a 6 D-cell MagLite, or even a child's aluminum baseball bat, would be much easier to use, and keep you within the confines of legality. Heck, even a hickory axe handle (with no axe head), or an old Wilson T-2000 steel tennis racquet.

Because of the questionable legality of the baton, there are plenty of alternatives.



On another note, I did get a kick out of one particular UK laws:

(h) the weapon sometimes known as a "death star"

Yikes! Well, I can understand that! Nobody needs a superlaser capable of destroying entire planets!

 

[Doc_Jude]

Yikes! Well, I can understand that! Nobody needs a superlaser capable of destroying entire planets!

Not to mention that the Empire was a just a big galactic Old White Boys Club....

 

[geezer]

Damn bro, I feel for you. Little is more sacred than the sanctity of the home. Did you move, or improve your security?

I moved. But not before "they" stole my truck too. Actually, I had two vehicles stolen at that address in about six weeks time. Sheesh!

 

[searcher]

geezer, I like that you mentioned the "painful lego toys." I have rolled my ankles and cut open the bottoms of my feet with those nasty little buggers.

 

[thardey]

geezer, I like that you mentioned the "painful lego toys." I have rolled my ankles and cut open the bottoms of my feet with those nasty little buggers.

"Kiddie caltraps"