Complete sword ban proposed in UK - UK residents only

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Even though I live in the U.S., can I still sign the petition if any of this crap gets pushed into motion?

Dan Howard - Your letter sounds great! You did a good job of noting how the rules may affect you - ie your livelihood, which I think is a very good point, as well as mentioning things like using a machete to clear brush.

To add onto that, by the way, ask if it's ok to buy a chainsaw to instead clear brush from your property, which in turn requires gasoline and oil, and makes a lot of noise (harmful to the environment)...The machete doesn't need gas to run...Hehe.

If these violent crimes are being done with swords, then perhaps law enforcement ought to start training on how to disarm/restrain someone wielding a sword - There are plenty of manuals and techniques both from Europe and Asia for the better part of 500 years. :wink:
(and hey, why not fight fire with fire - equip law enforcement with swords and teach them to use them properly! Seeing an officer with a sword AND a gun would most certainly keep me in line! -like I cause trouble, ha!)

Perhaps there should be state funded self-defence classes too for the masses who may come across some moron with a sword and how to deal with it...It both legitimizes all of our hard work researching [Medieval] weapons combat, continues to support this research/reconstruction, and ensures the general population being able to defend themselves for a change, rather than depending on the government, who apparently can't handle all of these sword crimes since they keep happening.

There was a similar overblown political action taken on firearms here in Massachusetts about 3-4 years ago - The lawyers/government decided that ALL firearms were too dangerous for anyone so all guns of all firing mechanisms were required to have trigger locks, if not banned all together. About a month or so after the law was put into effect, there was the VERY popular and long held tradition of the recreation of the "Shot Heard Round The World" of the Revolutionary war, where there are several dozen British and Colonial reenactors who come, in full kit, and draws in several hundred locals and tourists every year (ie $$$$$)...But, because of this silly law, and no way to negotiate, there was the very real possibility of both sides of reenactors showing up with muskets with trigger locks, who were just going to stand there and stare at each other (there was one joking idea about aiming the muskets and screaming "BANG!" by some people)....The law was "altered" to again allow "obsolete ignition" firearms to be waived from the law...And the event went on without much as a huff.

So, there if this sword ban went full tilt on you guys in UK, then you can show up to events with no swords, or other such pointy things...And everyone will get upset and realize how silly the law is.

The next weapons to be banned are going to have to be Sticks and Stones....Oh, and DUST, we MUST ban dust, because it's awfully unkind to throw dust into someone's face or eyes, that could also cause an allergic reaction if that person is allergic to dust!