So now only evil Samurai will have swords.

and Nijas

Pissed.

Has there been a rush of hari-kari in the UK that I was not aware of?

Huskadoodle: Nijas

That's either RACIST or FIAL.

250 year isolation of Britain ensues

If they could have guns the swords wouldn't be such a threat.

Swords will cut you wide open.

I'm sorry, that's S words.

JerseyTim: I'm sorry, that's S words.

SABER!

Next up: Harsh language and disapproving looks.

/Don't make me raise an eyebrow.

PhiloeBedoe: Swords will cut you wide open.

Trip Fisk?

England Banned the word Ninja before too.

/is not amused

Exemptions will cover swords which are used for re-enactments or antique weapons kept on display by collectors.

So... you can have one as long as you pretend you're a collector.

"I won't 'ear of it."

Alf Hitchcock?

Carrying a sword in public is already illegal.

Doesn't that mean that walking to the curb to throw it out and comply with the law is illegal as well?

Dear English citizens,

I'm sorry you guys are getting screwed over like that.

Sincerely,

The_Sponge

you guys don't get it. They don't want samurai swords. They don't have a samurai sword culture like the US has. and does anyone NEED a samurai sword? no. A samurai sword is only for one thing. To KILL!

Anyone who is upset about this is obviously a sword nut with a small penis.

This doesn't sound like a problem with swords. It seems to be a problem with youths.

Seriously, if your youths are getting out of control, you need to arm everybody else with swords.

Gosh.

I've got the katana that was surrendered to my Great Grandfather in WWII. Sadly it hasn't been well taken care of for the past 60 years. Any sword-nut Farkers have any leads on how/where to get it properly restored?

The sword gord in the stone.

Last month a gang of youths, one armed with a samurai sword, attacked a 15-year-old boy in Newry, County Down.

Wielding a samurai sword with one arm has gotta be tough.

Before all you samurai sword fans chime in I have to ask..
Have you ever seen a person really stabbed by a samurai sword?
I mean a human being stabbed with deadly force.
Just wondering
...

JesseL: Any sword-nut Farkers have any leads on how/where to get it properly restored?

Japan?

"Frylock, Highlander wasn't a movie; it was a documentary filmed in real-time!"

/I am immortal!

its not a Samurai Sword. its a goddamn Katana.

WTF are they gonna ban steak knives next????

/ owns a samurai sword

Good! Now the young ruffians will be forced to use a proper English weapon like the Cutlass!

This is going to send someone into a

Geez, what an island of sissies they are becoming.

Dangleberry Alliance: Before all you samurai sword fans chime in I have to ask..
Have you ever seen a person really stabbed by a samurai sword?
I mean a human being stabbed with deadly force.
Just wondering
...

HA!

Skepticfool: WTF are they gonna ban steak knives next????

/ owns a samurai sword

I think they already did. Hell, they banned batons. Yeah, that's right, they banned wooden clubs, AKA sticks.

It's for homeland security your safety the good of the country.

log_jammin: Anyone who is upset about this is obviously a sword nut with a small penis.


In America, one can compensate a small penis with a gun.

The UK should compensate by having battered Mars bars instead of Samurai swords.

Wait, they're still fine in Scotland, right? TFA just mentions England and Wales.

See? We farking told you! When you take away all the guns, man will use swords to kill one another.

Expect large kitchen knives and heavy, blunt objects to be the next on the nanny state list.

/I'm heavily invested in the bubble wrap industry, so I'm getting a kick out of these laws...

Dangleberry Alliance: Before all you samurai sword fans chime in I have to ask..
Have you ever seen a person really stabbed by a samurai sword?
I mean a human being stabbed with deadly force.
Just wondering
...

Google "Inejiro Asanuma", I'm sure the video is out there.

/Not a sword nut

haha! This is so idiotic it's actually hilarious. Is a ban on killing people not enough that they have to ban every s word or tool, lead pipe, or bottle? Will there be a ban on liquids next? TSA will soon approve of England. Perhaps cutting to the chase and banning crazy people will do them some good?

:-/

Boy howdy, Therion's gonna love this.

Also, it's a friggin katana. Or a tachi, depending on how it's mounted. There's no such animal as a "samurai sword". For people as stuck up about language as the English are, you'd think they could use the right term for it.

I'm glad to see there's at least going to be exemptions for drama. As a fight director myself, I must admit this sort of kneejerk ban worries me, and I feel for my friends in the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat Choreographers. They already have a huge problem doing modern drama that includes firearms and knives (in fact, only the RSC is technically allowed to perform plays using even blank-firing guns), and now they start banning swords? R&J's gonna be fun as a pillowfight between Romeo and Tybalt...

Occam's Chainsaw: Expect large kitchen knives and heavy, blunt objects to be the next on the nanny state list.

Already banned.
Not kidding, look it up. They banned batons/clubs/heavy sticks and carrying knives in public. Yes, that includes your swiss army knife in your pocket.

GungFu: The UK should compensate by having battered Mars bars instead of Samurai swords.

you don't get it. They don't want battered Mars bars. They don't have a battered Mars bar culture. and does anyone NEED a battered Mars bar? no. A battered Mars bars is only for one thing. To KILL YOUR TASTE BUDS!

Anyone who is upset about that is obviously a junk food nut with a small penis and is fat.

Sweet Lucy was a dancer, but England wouldn't chance her, because she was a Samurai.

england is ripe for invading!

/then we can tax them without representation

Sayter: its not a Samurai Sword. its a goddamn Kitana.

FTFY

Now I know the end is near.. All this political correctness and nany state crap needs to stop LOL its all over the world, either people are not civilized or too much so. Men , time for an anger smoke

I have a couple katanas as part of my collection. Thankfully, I'm not in England, so I don't have to give them up. How can they prove somebody is not a collector? Do you need 2 or more katanas, and then it's okay?

I would not like to live in a culture where only ninjas wearing black could brandish katanas at will. The ninjas wearing white are being neutered. Michael Dudikoff would be restricted to rubber bands and staples, and that's not a world that I want to live in. What do you people think has been keeping us all safe from terrorism the last few years? I'll tell you: Dudikoff. Because I sure as hell haven't seen a movie of his, since he made that documentary "American Ninja." Have you seen one? That's right.

/is drunk
//no, really, really drunk. just got home from a bbq.
/// I had vegan schnitzels! but I weakened and put cheese on them.
/V I was drunk then, too. that was hours ago.