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#1 (permalink) 8/26/2014 11:24:40 AM US Central quote/reply + tips
Chloe Member JoinedMar 2013 Posts 1005 Reviews 3 Kudos1958	+1 details Offensive weapon If you're considering importing one of these pens I'd check local laws first. In the UK for example: https://www.gov.uk/import-controls-on-offensive-weapons Working...
#2 (permalink) 8/26/2014 11:30:07 AM US Central quote/reply + tips
NoodlesJoe Member JoinedMar 2013 Posts 1588 Reviews 94 Kudos1519	FleaBay if in the UK ;) Who you tryin' to get crazy with ese? Don't you know I'm loco? Working...
#3 (permalink) 8/26/2014 2:38:45 PM US Central quote/reply + tips
8steve88 Member JoinedJun 2013 Posts 451 Reviews 124 Kudos273	I have a few similar to these, LAIX Pens, I see nothing to stop you using them as a pen. The point isn't concealed and it's not a kubaton. Amazon sells them and they are very hot on weapons. I regularly use them in my bank writing paying in slips and cheques, never a raised eyebrow. What counts as an offensive weapon Offensive weapons are goods designed to kill or inflict serious injury which have no real legitimate use. Such weapons are restricted and in the case of flick and gravity knives are banned from being imported into the UK and can be seized by UKBA officers. These include: knuckledusters, handclaws and push daggers footclaws - ie spikes designed to be strapped to the foot flick or gravity knives - ie with blades that are spring-loaded or can be opened using gravity or a flick of the wrist weapons with a concealed or disguised blade or sharp point - eg swordsticks, stealth knives, butterfly knives and belt buckle blades martial arts weapons such as death stars, hollow kubotans and kusaris batons and telescopic truncheons blowpipes or blowguns, except for use by vets or registered animal handlers curved blade swords with a blade over 50 centimetres Working...
#4 (permalink) 8/26/2014 3:10:29 PM US Central quote/reply + tips
iggys Member JoinedJan 2014 Posts 5391 Reviews 55 Kudos4170	+1 details Only a genius can say these four words out loud four times without stuttering: Eye, Yam, Stew, Peed Congratulations, you are now a genius Working...
#5 (permalink) 8/27/2014 5:23:36 AM US Central quote/reply + tips
Omega_17 Member JoinedJan 2014 Posts 13 Reviews 15 Kudos4	Its only a pen of-course its legal or else they should ban all pens. Weapons laws are completely stupid. The only thing is the glass breaker tip that can look like a weapon. Working...
#6 (permalink) 8/31/2014 7:16:27 AM US Central quote/reply + tips
Chloe Member JoinedMar 2013 Posts 1005 Reviews 3 Kudos1958	It is not just a pen. The "tactical" point is designed with "defense" in mind so it is automatically an offensive weapon and thus illegal to import. Is a cheap pen worth the risk when UKBA are known for interpreting locking knives as gravity knives? Furthermore, would you feel confident carrying one in your pocket on a Friday night in a city centre? Might raise a few eyebrows and maybe a night in a cell if searched. Working...