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no, really...
http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/16197023.Man_in_court_for_having_potato_peeler_in_public_place/
the UK's knife laws
https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives
i guess potato peelers fall into this now
Wankathon
UK? UK. My country is a joke, sod you all
VonEisen
Welcome to the natural progression of Progressive Anti-Weapon Laws. God help you if you brandish a butter knife.
naturallyicy
I'm divided on America's gun laws, but it's stories like this that make me thankful I live here.
acertainjenesaisquoi
Ah Dunfermline. You seriously fucking weird town.
anonisacunt
The UK is nothing but a cuck state now.
Aturtlewizard
iAppdata
"This happened on UK, didn't it?... yep, yep it did."
ILikePizzaWithPineapple
Is in the Florida of Europe? I always thought Poland had that role
IdeaDiarrhea
With the right peeler, everyone looks like a vegetable.
cadesama
He wasn't murdered by the police, so call it a win.
AbsolutelyNotTheNSA
But I love law enforcement. But I also love guns. But they want to take my guns. And I love the military. But I need my guns in case 1/2
AbsolutelyNotTheNSA
2/2 the military come for me. Freedumb gets confusing at times.
Phoenixhawk
Must have been an assault potato peeler
BlurpBleepBoopERRORERROR
If you want to know where these laws end up, just read the 1st chapter of “Ivanhoe”. Don’t even need to finish. The 1st chapter says it all
WalksWithNoFear
There was a story in the UK a while back about a man who had his Swiss Army knife confiscated because he was using it to peel an apple...
WalksWithNoFear
The police officer at the time said that he should use a veg peeler instead.
SaintMaceToTheFace
What a joke
Grilltree
Unregistered potato peeler? He didn't have a permit for that? Glad the bobby caught such a dangerous man #potatolivesmatter
warick
potatopeeler
Finally my username is relevant
KayRaven
Well, there's no way I'm going to the UK now. I love my knife.
TheRealStalinWhoIsStandingUp
SaintMaceToTheFace
Seems legit
Icedpryo
England? England
CantILoseMyVirginityAgainBecauseIThinkMineIsComingBack
England? No.
MrSebu
Ban assault peelers
Rum0r
Bork Bork nom nom
Dobbydoodaa
These damn full semi-automatic potato peelers are killing our children and destroying our lives!
GoodEveningThisIsWhatAButtDoesPBBPPBBTT
Nobody needs that much peeling power!
Pikachoochoo
I've been open carrying peelers for 50 years now. If there aren't good guys like me keeping the country safe, who's gonna stop the bad guys.
ThanossPeachFuzz
Cheesecakecrush
UK? Sounds like UK. Oh description says UK. Awesome. You guys must really hate freedom
SaintMaceToTheFace
Seems that way
MichaelaWeasley
My dad got arrested once for having a corkscrew in his pocket. He was on his way to a party...
Arsikere
britain?
MichaelaWeasley
Nope Canada lol
Arsikere
wat...
wadatahmydamie
Bad decision, though it’s usually safe to distrust any and all Scott Walkers
JobutheEnforcer
Anyone else read that town name as Dunder Mifflin? No? Now you can't unsee it. You're welcome
Arsikere
i did actually...
cousteau
Was it one of those knife-shaped ones, or the razor-shaped ones?
Razer360
It's things like this that make me love living in Tennessee.
SaintMaceToTheFace
Usa in general
ax2usn
Sittin’ on the Group W bench...
NerdN1
Apparently folding knives with a cutting edge of 3" or less and that don't spring open with a button are okay according to the 2nd link.
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
So my finger nail and that’s about it?
NerdN1
Google gave me this site. Useful for someone who doesn't want to get up to find a ruler. https://www.piliapp.com/actual-size/inch-ruler
NerdN1
I'm a 6'3" man and my thumb is about 3". A U.S. dollar is ~6" long. 3 inches = ~7.6 cm. No idea why it was in US units, but it said inches.
NerdN1
A small pocket knife would qualify. I carry one such knife regularly (in the U.S., that is.)
NerdN1
*pinky
buttbuttpartywagon
But guys this will eliminate stabbi deaths in the UK like when the bang bangs got taken away
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
Yeah you're right, let's just not have laws against any kind of weapon. Murder should also be legal because it'll happen anyway.
AbsolutelyNotTheNSA
Love it when the Americans get annoyed on here about this stuff. Like Ha! You Brits aren't allowed anything 1/2
AbsolutelyNotTheNSA
2/2 *as gunshots ring out and 30 children are murdered in the distance* cuz freedom.
buttbuttpartywagon
Least I can peel potatoes in public
AbsolutelyNotTheNSA
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a potato peeler is a good guy with a potato peeler.
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
Yeah I'm American but Americans are idiots on this issue. As soon as we're talking about guns their brains shut off.
ziralien
How do you get home with a potato peeler from the store?
VeryRealGirlAndNotRussianBot
Very quickly.
Grilltree
GreaterDog
They put it in a brown paper bag for you at checkout https://imgur.com/YJ5koQg
TexasRaised
Anal cavity
Veggisaurus
You have to forge the metal yourself.
Crazywelderguy
Potato peeler transport license
Tom40
Amazon
ErzaLust
if you ask questions like this, you'll be watched by the nsa...
somethingdark
You buy them on Amazon
soupiswhatitsoundslikewhenyoueatsoup
But then FedEx goes to court for trying to deliver your potato peeler.
StonerCatJay
It's okay they have an arms dealer license
mattsall
You carry it
Manjoma
Or kitchen knifes?... Any item for The kitchen. Do they not make food in The Uk?
rbin
Knives* the* UK*
Deerfist
not for much longer I'm guessing
dothebartman
You just can't carry it around with you without good reason. You can carry bushcraft or hunting knives if you can prove you'll be doing this
kkanne20
Illegally, apparently
Snarkwell
Did you read the section on the actual law? Answers it pretty well.
PunchItChewy
http://imgur.com/ffmR1w5.gif
jhawker27
Damn that is some Skyrim horse-level physics.
BenderBendingRrodriguez
Damn, I only have one trash can
jhawker27
It's fine, just flap twice as hard.
WhovianatHeart
Just to let everyone know it wasn't a normal potato pealer it was one that did not have a guard on the back of it so it was an open blade
BetterDeadThanRed
Oh golly gee gosh. My favorite potato peeler is like that.
rbandrews
The horror.
boskonetwo
So...a normal peeler?
BlueDsc
The hell is a guard on a potato peeler?
RobOttman
Curious: are knitting needles considered "dangerous weapons" now?
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
OI AVE YOU GOT A LICENSE TO KNIT THAT SWEATER!?
PlaceHolderTitle
I believe this was an issue shortly after 9/11 the airports began confiscating them, not sure if that ban is still in effect.
SwampSuccubus
I went to jury duty and brought my knitting stuff with me bc it was going to be a long wait. Had my needles confiscated for being "weapons"
Arsikere
probably
RobOttman
So that Monty Python skit about the ruthless gang of old ladies is coming true!
RobOttman
To all those that made the effort to genuinely educate me, I thank you.
JackalopeElope
Yes, if it is sharp and isn't metal: stealth knives - a knife or spike not made from metal (except when used at home, for food or a toy)
BenSnow97
So if you carry a pencil in the UK you're legally John Wick?
JackalopeElope
Sounds like you haven't been shanked by a pencil. The British all write with crayons. Even their laws are written in crayon.
ChloeRed
If you carry them to knit with, no. If you carry them incase you need to use them to injury someone, yes. "dangerous weapon" is intent based
BenSnow97
And who decides the intent, the court? Is that just a free pass to jail anyone?
ChloeRed
First the police would have to think it's being carried with intent to arrest, then the CPS would need to have evidence to back up the 1/
ChloeRed
intent to take it to court, then the court would need to agree with that evidence to rule. So 3 stages where it would have to all agree. 2/2
BenSnow97
And what happens when the police arrests John Wick with a pencil, but the Communist Party of Scotland doesn't think it's a weapon?
kogamikirito
You can't intent do use a potato peeler as a weapon any more then you can intent to use a smartphone as a bludgeon.
ChloeRed
https://imgur.com/BHsuT4j Really?
kogamikirito
Yes really.
ChloeRed
Well, a Lancashire Peeler like that is basically a shiv. The end of the blade is sharpened to stab into veg to remove bad spots.
ChloeRed
Ah, same way you could never use a flat bladed screwdriver as a weapon, or a chisel, etc.
steve1907
Well it's a bit about context,of course you can carry knitting needles and even potato peelers. But if you are a mentally disturbed man like
steve1907
He is, on bail for similar offences, brandishing this in a town centre, then you might have an issue. But that doesn't suit the mob here.
Rayxzerox
Oh snap, get contexted!
AzzyBedlam
Because they labelled the potato peeler an "offensive weapon." Had they arrested him for intent to cause harm with an improvised weapon, 1/2
AzzyBedlam
it'd be one thing, but the fact if the matter here is he was arrested, bottom line, fir being outside with a potato peeler. 2/2
AzzyBedlam
And that is some absurd Orwellian bullshit.