Save Our Swords

"agree with general ban on swords but definition of sports is restrictive to some martial arts."

"Keep the sword!"

"I am a legitimate user in the practice of a viable martial art in which I learn self-control and respect for others. I cause no offence to other people. The criminals you are trying to control will by definition ignore this law and only law-abiding people"

"I think it would be a disgrace if such a law is put in function. I mean, you're Scotland. You have your own unique swordstyle, I was planning to visit your country and get a custom made scottish swords, and I hope that i will be able to in the future."

"If they ban swords somewhere in EU, soon they'll ban them everywhere in EU..."

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"I am a American medieval & Jacobite reenactor of Scottish descent. My wife is an active Highland Dancer. Even as a American, I see the strong cultural ties between Scotland and it's swords. There are many legitimate reasons for using swords in Scotlan"

"Tom Rockwell Classical Fencing Supplies"

"I travel to Scotland every few years to teach fencing. Banning swords is a travesty and against the history of Scotland."

"Please do not throw away a priceless and irreplaceable part of Scotland's proud heritage!"

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"Swords have many uses which are wholly legitimate: religious, re-enactment, cultural, martial arts, and the purely decorative. Perhaps they may be used occasionally by criminals (though I can only recall one case, and that was not in Scotland), but then t"

"think of all the visitors to Scotland who enjoy the re-enactments"

"The sword is noble and will always be, it can hardly be described as the criminal weapon of choice. Statiscally, there can be no justification for the condemnation of the sword as anything more dangerous than the common kitchen knife, if we consider the i"

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"Ban Swords and they'll have to ban me from Scotland as well."

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"Our freedoms, no matter how obscure, are being eroded at an increasing rate for misdirected reasons involving health, safety, etc. This has obviously further constricted the freedom that the good and honest citizen has enjoyed in years gone-by. As each de"

"we need swords to accurately portray our countries history."

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"As a fencing master with the British Academy of Fencing, established as an organisation in the 16th century, I supply choreogrpahy for many re-enactment societies in Scotland that use Swords as part of the historical and necessary part of their dress code"

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