Sword Ban Update

The ban on swords in Scotland got a bit weirder as police released CCTV footage of a gang fight that included at least one "samurai" sword as justification for the new law.

And it isn't just swords that get the draconian treatment. According to the Daily Record,

Shops will have to take the names and addresses of customers buying hunting knives, meat cleavers and other non-domestic blades. Unlicensed retailers caught selling knives will face jail.

At this rate, it won't be long before Scotsmen will be required to take their dinner plates to officially sanctioned centres to have their food cut for them. Did it ever occur to the government in their "think pods" that the wiser alternative might not be to arrest the criminals instead?