Ian as a former Southend Resident I witnessed many a person carrying Knives I even used to talk to people who carried them. They were foreign too funnily enough. The last one I spoke to was a Bosnian who came over as a refugee. He was in a long Mac and dancing around the pub with his coat flying open at the waist on his hip was a 3ft long Machete. I warned him about carrying such a knife along the golden mile and into pubs because if he got stopped by the police he would be in prison for yrs. His answer was that won't happen because the police knew him and had seen the machete kept on his hip. The action they took was oh your carrying a knife but because you've come from a war zone don't worry we're gunno let you carry it. So basically knowing Southend police they simply don't care about what happens on Southend seafront the station is only open from 9 to 5 anyway
Hi Ian how things hope we are well matey , you’ve hit the mark absolutely correct, I always had a penn knives when I was a kid cutting sticks out of the hedge too make bow and arrows
I carry a knife virtually all the time, (none locking pocket knife), which is perfectly legal. I also carry a locking or fixed bladed knife when I go shooting. As for forgetting that you have one on you after you've been shooting, this has NEVER been a 'reasonable' excuse. As for carrying in your car, this all depends on the circumstances, if it was in the boot of your car along with other work tools then NO... the CPS would not prosecute this... I know this because I'm an ex-copper that dealt with knife crime on a regular basis and have presented numerous cases to the CPS. The banning of 'Zombie' knives is no bad thing; I don't think it will have any impact on knife crime, but they are stupid things and anybody that 'collects them is a can short of a six-pack. As for comparing the ban to that of handguns I think that's misleading. The handgun ban came on the back of the murder of sixteen children and their teacher and the wounding of fifteen other children... carried out by a lunatic with four legally held hand-guns, it was the worst shooting incident in UK history and was carried out by a legal gun owner... not a criminal gang member. this isn't America, I don't think there is any place for handguns in the UK (other than humane dispatch use by stalkers), or antique muzzle loaders etc. 99% of handguns are designed for one thing only and the UK is not the place for them. If you carry a knife when you go shooting etc. you have nothing to worry about. this ISN'T a law aimed at the shooting world, it's a bit of bullshit by the government that want to try and look tough on knife use. what they really need to do is introduce a 5 yr starting point for carrying a knife without lawful excuse with discretion to be applied by a judge if it's some forgetful stalker that left his skinning knife in his pocket when he went to pick up a bottle of milk.
Absolutely spot on.
Ian as a former Southend Resident I witnessed many a person carrying Knives I even used to talk to people who carried them. They were foreign too funnily enough. The last one I spoke to was a Bosnian who came over as a refugee. He was in a long Mac and dancing around the pub with his coat flying open at the waist on his hip was a 3ft long Machete. I warned him about carrying such a knife along the golden mile and into pubs because if he got stopped by the police he would be in prison for yrs. His answer was that won't happen because the police knew him and had seen the machete kept on his hip. The action they took was oh your carrying a knife but because you've come from a war zone don't worry we're gunno let you carry it. So basically knowing Southend police they simply don't care about what happens on Southend seafront the station is only open from 9 to 5 anyway
Well said Ian.👍
Hi Ian how things hope we are well matey , you’ve hit the mark absolutely correct, I always had a penn knives when I was a kid cutting sticks out of the hedge too make bow and arrows
I carry a knife virtually all the time, (none locking pocket knife), which is perfectly legal. I also carry a locking or fixed bladed knife when I go shooting. As for forgetting that you have one on you after you've been shooting, this has NEVER been a 'reasonable' excuse. As for carrying in your car, this all depends on the circumstances, if it was in the boot of your car along with other work tools then NO... the CPS would not prosecute this... I know this because I'm an ex-copper that dealt with knife crime on a regular basis and have presented numerous cases to the CPS.
The banning of 'Zombie' knives is no bad thing; I don't think it will have any impact on knife crime, but they are stupid things and anybody that 'collects them is a can short of a six-pack.
As for comparing the ban to that of handguns I think that's misleading. The handgun ban came on the back of the murder of sixteen children and their teacher and the wounding of fifteen other children... carried out by a lunatic with four legally held hand-guns, it was the worst shooting incident in UK history and was carried out by a legal gun owner... not a criminal gang member.
this isn't America, I don't think there is any place for handguns in the UK (other than humane dispatch use by stalkers), or antique muzzle loaders etc. 99% of handguns are designed for one thing only and the UK is not the place for them.
If you carry a knife when you go shooting etc. you have nothing to worry about. this ISN'T a law aimed at the shooting world, it's a bit of bullshit by the government that want to try and look tough on knife use. what they really need to do is introduce a 5 yr starting point for carrying a knife without lawful excuse with discretion to be applied by a judge if it's some forgetful stalker that left his skinning knife in his pocket when he went to pick up a bottle of milk.
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