Save Our Swords
We the undersigned declare our united opposition to the Scottish Executives recent proposals for an outright ban on the sale of swords in Scotland and the carrying of swords in public places.We believ... continue reading »
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"Don't let a small minority remove our martial heritage."
"Wake up Scotland!!! The parliament has too go. There was not a public need to ban semi-auto rifles or handguns, there certainly isn't a need to ban swords. Dictatorship is here. How far will it go? Britain is now no more than a police state, wake up and r"
"As a colector of antique 18th centry swords myself, it seems odd to ban one type of edged item when a vast array of alternatives are available to criminal and law abiding citizen alike at any hardware store or garden centre, and usually at a considerably "
"Please make allowances for those of us who are intelligent, responsible, adults."
"Please do not outlaw parts of Scotland's cultural heritage."
"I think there are bigger problems to be addressed first ie. Guns & Handknives!"
"Not the easiest of weapons to conceal. Sort out knives and guns first."
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"What can you say to something like this. Sad. Very Sad."
"re-enactments, what will happen, wooden sticks"
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"There are laws already in place which make it an offence to use a sword as a weapon, indeed, to carry a sword in a public place without good reason. These laws are sensible and do not penalize/criminalize/inconvenience legitimate practitioners of Historic"
"A hammer can be used to harm someone just as easily, are you going to ban those too? You could harm someone with a photo frame, which is used for aesthetic purposes, the same as swords are."
"I, like a lot of people abhore the amount of knife related crime about but cannot remember that many incidents relating to swords!"
"Stop focusing on the weapon used and focus on why people feel the need to kill each other. Now only criminals will carry blades (as laws do not apply to them) and legitimate sword owners will lose their businesses or hobbies."
"Secretary: Dawn Duellists Society, Edinburgh"