03-06-2007, 12:46 PM
Quote:Quote:The proposed ban on the import, sale and manufacture of swords will have an adverse effect on legitimate practitioners, collectors and manufacturers. Actual sword related crime is very rare and does not warrant a ban that affects the cultural activities of thousands of legitimate martial artists, collectors and smiths. Current legislation is quite adequate to deal with violent crime connected with bladed weapons. New legislation is merely for show. Enforcing such a ban will also affect cultural events such as Scottish Sword Dancing and many Sikh festivals. We urge the PM to reconsider this knee jerk reaction to media influenced scaremongering.
I wouldn't mind, but I keep all of my BLUNT weapons in a strong box.
It'll be axes next (which are used more in crime than swords probably).[/b]
No, it will be free thought next.
Have I missed a spate of drive-by sword slayings or something? It's not only bonkers but (delicious irony) racist! They'll just have to stick all sword-wielding re-enactors in prison... oh, hang on, that won't work, they're full and 'not fit for porpoises' (at least, I think that's what they said...).
Mike Bishop
