Thread: Is it legal to carry a Leatherman?

Well if a lawyer talked him out of fighting it in court then I'd say there is definitely more to the story. Any reasonable lawyer would've told the cops to withdraw the charges and not backed down.

I used to carry a penknife growing up in Northern Ireland every day except at school. It was a French opinel. Classic and sharp. All my jeans had a hole in that pocket and the denim was worn the shape of the knife
At Uni, I carried a small 6 blade swiss army knife. First job, boss told me to drop it, not allowed at work. Got a Gerber multi-tool a few years later and wore it on my belt. As an Engineer it wasn't a problem. When the sheath wore out I stopped wearing it. I was blade-less for 4years and then one day I got a buck stockman, three-blade. Suddenly I had a blade to cut up my lunch apple, a blade to cut open boxes and a general blade. It's in my pocket all the time except when I'm in dress trousers. I'm naked without it.

The swiss army knife is in my last resort kit in my hunting pack

As far as I remember it was going to go before a judge who was quite well known for being very harsh with anyone below the age of 20, but other that I don't know. Maybe they just didn't want to end up in one one of those 'your word against mine' situations between him and the cop?

A bit like that Alexandra case where a cop pulled a u-turn in front of a teenage driver, and after the resulting crash charged the kid with dangerous driving and falsified evidence etc to cover up his own mistake. The cop ended up in jail for it eventually, but IIRC it took them years to straighten it out and clear the kids name. As much as we would like justice to be simple and transparent, when a person in a position of power abuses that authority its really not easy for someone (especially a kid) to fight it.

All a bit off topic now though - unless you end up annoying one of the rare bad cops, I imagine you should be fine with a multitool as long as you aren't waving it threatingly at people!

I don't usually carry one on me, but my keys are on a carabiner with a small fold-out knife that nobody (including domestic airline staff) ever seems to notice.

Originally Posted by RimfireNZ

Lets just hope that crap doesn't spread over here. It only takes a few no-good politicians and a bunch of indifferent ones to make that kind of stuff happen.

Unfortunately we have alot of top cops over here from Pomolgia, remember the "thumbhole" shit? Pom cops who think peasants shouldnt be allowed such things ..only the Sherriffs of Nottingham shall be so armed!

Imperialism at its best!

Originally Posted by Savage1

Well if a lawyer talked him out of fighting it in court then I'd say there is definitely more to the story. Any reasonable lawyer would've told the cops to withdraw the charges and not backed down.

I thought it merely highlighted the difference in advice between a free lawyer and one who knows his profession. Many people get shafted on bad advice from pisspoor lawyers.
Cops who refuse to admit they are capable of making errors and act like uncrowned kings are just as bad.

Originally Posted by savageshooter

They have bullshit laws like that in the UK too, some poor disabled bugger got 2 years inside for having a pen knife in his glove box for slicing apples. I mentioned this to a pom and an Irishman and they said its his own fault for having the knife!.....I think they have a real "keep off the grass" peasant mindset over there. they have been brainwashed into believing that kind of thing is criminal, prossibly why so many of our UK brothers move here. Huntings free, fishings free, shooting sports are accepted as such.

You are allowed three inches in the UK for public carry, I think the Svord Peasant I always have in my bag is prob a touch over that limit

https://www.gov.uk/find-out-if-i-can...-carry-a-knife