Save Our Swords UK

"Ban alcohol instead!"

"If the Government ban swords, the use of swords, and anything to do with swords, then does that make the Queen a criminal when she knights somebody?"

"Criminals are criminals, a sword ban wouldn't deter them from using them. An outright ban would only deprive responsible sword owners."

"it would be an outrage to ban these swords as a typical british government kneejerk reaction. Need i remind everyone the ban on handguns (again as a kneejerk recation after the shootings in Dunblane) in this country forced them underground making them har"

"as others have said, it is people that kill, not swords"

"I've only begun to practice iaido in the last few months, and consider being allowed to use an iaito sword as a great honour and a sign of my progress. To be forced back into using a wooden bokken will take a great deal away from me."

"Re-enactor"

"A ban on kitchen knives and axes would make more sense than a ban on swords! A sword is pretty much impossible to conceal and takes a considerable level of skill on the part of the wielder in order to be an effective weapon. Furthermore, those who treat t"

"The sword is no longer used for violence. Ban GUNS AND KNIVES!!"

"Don't punish innocent, responsible majorities in a knee-jerk reaction,"

"Iaido teaches the use of the sword, however it also teaches respect for others. A licence system as with firearms would prove much better than any ban and would mean we could still practice our art."

"Crime is committed by the individual not the weapon. Without a sword they will just use a knife, or stick. Where does it stop, wrapping everyones fists in bubble-wrap? Treat the disease not the symptoms."