Is it illegal to carry a small pocket knife?
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Is it illegal to carry a small pocket knife?
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Hi what size knife can one carry in the uk without being illegal? also what type of knifes?
I dont plan on carrying a knife but i would like to know.
thanks
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Officer Waffle
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Folding pocket knives with blades under 3 inches can be legally carried in public in the UK.
The special exception which exists in the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (s139) for folding knives (pocket knives) is another "common sense" measure accepting that some small knives are carried for general utility however even a folding pocket knife of less than 3" (76mm) may still be considered an offensive weapon if carried or used for that purpose. It was a long held common belief that a folding knife must be non-locking for this provision to apply. |
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Courtney
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Depends on where you are.... |
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Its is legal but where you are depends on the size. |
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simon862640
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ok i accidently gave officer waffle a thumbs down when i meant to give her a thumbs up,.she speaks sense, sorry!
you have to have justification for a pocket knife, and this will never be justified in a city or just saying you think it could be useful, so really, unless you are walking in teh mountains, no knifes at all. and they are morelikely to imprison you now. verybad |
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John & Shona C
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yes
knife crime very bad |
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Scars on Broadway
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The blade cannot be longer than the length of your wrist to the tip of your middle finger. Pretty much the only types of knifes you can't carry are switchblades. |
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fidel41
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as long as the blade is under 4 inches long you can carry it? you just cant bring it on an airplane. |
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