We aren't allowed to defend ourselves in this country mate. Lets say i had a crossbow in my house that I use on my own property for a bit of fun target shooting. Now if someone was to break into my home while I was at home and even if i was in fear of my life I was to use it ( fire it ) then I could fined myself on a charge for murder/manslaughter because I have used what's classed as a deadly weapon. The law could look at it that planned on using it for self defence because i had reached for it, loaded it and fired it. Same goes if you use and axe or machete especially if it's say in your bedroom. The law could argue that keeping those items in your bedroom is premeditated to use as a self defence weapon. Now if you used a coat hanger on someone entering your bedroom and killed them than more than likely you'd get away with it because it's an item that is normally found in such a room. I got stopped once just going about my business because a copper saw i was carrying a pouch on my belt. In the pouch was a small can of Identifying Marker.. you know , it's the stuff you can spray an attacker with that is not harmful but covers them in a dye that can't be washed off. The copper was a reasonable guy and just said.. ' Off you go mate but don't carry that anymore, because if you was to use that then it could fall under the discharge of a firearm offence' I watch a lot of blackbeltbarrister's videos here on youtube, he covers this a lot mate.
I've said to sioux if someone was attacking us or our vans they will get a big shock cos I wouldn't think for a split second on using my bow or axe if it was at hand. I remember the old farmer guy in the news who shot someone breaking in to his house and got jailed. It's completely mad that law. I bet if I was passing and saw a terror attack and I used my bow to stop it ill get charged.
@@Roadshome All I can say is if someone comes into my house uninvited then at least one of them is going out feet first. I have enough things around my house that are classed as 'weapons of opportunity' that that person is gonna have a very bad day. If it was a SHTF scenario then the gloves come off, that's when I'd get to play with my 'toys' wink wink
@spudman869 have you seen Tousi has been arrested for speaking against government 😳 it seams now they are coming for youtubers as well. One step closer to civil unrest.
@@Roadshome Yeah just watched that on a Paz video. Stalin Starmer is going all out to silence anyone he see's as a threat to his dictatorship. It's also been hinted at that all those who signed the petition for another general election maybe be issued with a 'respect order'.
We were having this conversation with other van friends the other week. One had been told by a police officer that he would recommend a good torch. Some great tough heavy duty ones you can buy. Great video Mark. Love and Big Hugs Both ❤❤
You want a true 1800LM + to be enough to disoriente a person. If I look into my torch I can't see anything once I take the light away. Just a big white spot for a few seconds. It's enough time for you to make the choice hit or run.
I carry a stainless steel craftsmen multi tool I a belt holster and it's attached to a 2 foot para cord , this can be used to swing it around as it makes a good type of club. I was told by a police officer if you use something to defend your self make sure you say you feared for your life and felt you were trapped and had no option
@Colinking2127 that's classed as "made or adapted into a weapon" and carries a custodial sentence . I'm not being clever I just want people to know how absolutely word perfect you need to be after a situation and how keen the old bill are on bladed stuff these days . They don't want us to have any waybto protect ourselves against rogue authorities..I'm a dog handler (among other things) and never do authorities recognise the dog until there's been a bite of course . There's no specific SIA for a dog handler . The reason, is they don't want to recognise the fact that the dog is actually a weapon that we use for self defence in a civilian role .
I used to carry one for many years. Taken it all over world. I only changed after it folded on my fingers when I was cutting some cardboard for recycling. I still have it in the van kitchen draw.
@@Roadshome Lol i have had the knife fold up on my finger as well not good. Cut my finger so i take great care when using it now. Got my one in 1992. I like my British army J Adams 1999 knife that i carry in my bush craft kit i am making a leather sheath for it soon.
@Roadshome 🤣😂 narr joiner... Pretty hard at your school I only got the cane... I always use steel rules with woodwork,, much more accurate than a tape... 👍
I always got my keys out, with the largest key protruding when I felt unsafe walking through a rough neighbourhood. I'd rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six! Good advice video though. Thanks for sharing.
These days I don't carry a folding knife as my situation has changed I really don't need the use of one while out and its more crap in my pocket.I usually have a dog with me for a number of years I carry K-9 dog attack spray in different versions and I can say it works and has never failed to repeal attacking dogs,I have saved myself and my dog from attack quite a few times no matter what dog it is one spray and they don't want to know on a couple of occasions three dogs and another two dogs repelled easily.A strobe torch is probably the best game changer for human attackers.
Yep I didn't appreciate the torch until I spent £70 on a small pocket torch. It leaves me seeing spots and if I put that in someone's eyes it would definitely give me time to hit em or run whatever the case need.
I carry every day a multitool with a 4 inch locking blade , even had a copper have a look at it while I was waiting in a McDonalds After explaining why I had it he said that’s fine and gave me it back. If you have a valid reason they are ok with things that might normally be seen as illegal.
You could have had a prison sentence . A guy was imprisoned last year for walking into a corner shop type establishment with a locking sliding stanley knife on a clip on his his belt , his van was rightoutside the shop and his trade .....carpet fitter . He had a 6 month custodial sentence , the story is on YT if i remember the channel ill edit this rply later . I was lifted in Charing Cross London in 2001 , had a kershaw blackhorse 2 on me and a leatherman pulse but I was in work at the time ,got bailed at 0130 and had knife and multitool returned !!
@Roadshome before the law changed about locking blades, it was "combat grips" that were outlawed , I asked quite a few coppers who's cars/bikes I used to look after, so I knew them quite well so to speak, about the blackhorse . They almost all gave the same answer , they were unsure about the legality but said they'd rather come up against that than a carving knife which is used in almost every house break in situation, they don't take a knife with them, they go straight to the kitchen drawer where every house has one . Blew me away at the time as that black horse was a significant knife . Still got it, but 30 yrs has worn it, so I replaced it with a cold steel SR1 lite earlier this year .
Good video mate . Im posting a lot on this one as its a seriously grey area and ive had quite a bit of experience in this field . Like you say Mark , how you word everything after an incident is critical. Myself , I wont engage with old bill untill ive got a solicitor present in a self defence situation where violence occurred even if its through my job .
@Roadshome the met tried to fit me up for armed robbery in 2001 . There are definitely good ones among them but they'll never make rank without joining the club .
Every knife I own is illegal but owned for a purpose. Even my little Opinel is illegal as it is a lock knife. I use it for pretty much the same thing as you use the neck knife for, honest. My fish cleaning knife is my favourite though.
Fleet Street truncheon, simply a newspaper folded up the right way, it's all you need to carry if you know how to fold it and how to use it......a favoured weapon back in the day by football "hooligans"........If you know you know.
if it comes to a choice between being accused of using an offensive weapon whilst defending myself or NOT using it and ending up on a mortuary slab I'll take my chances with the law. nuff said
We aren't allowed to defend ourselves in this country mate. Lets say i had a crossbow in my house that I use on my own property for a bit of fun target shooting. Now if someone was to break into my home while I was at home and even if i was in fear of my life I was to use it ( fire it ) then I could fined myself on a charge for murder/manslaughter because I have used what's classed as a deadly weapon. The law could look at it that planned on using it for self defence because i had reached for it, loaded it and fired it. Same goes if you use and axe or machete especially if it's say in your bedroom. The law could argue that keeping those items in your bedroom is premeditated to use as a self defence weapon. Now if you used a coat hanger on someone entering your bedroom and killed them than more than likely you'd get away with it because it's an item that is normally found in such a room.
I got stopped once just going about my business because a copper saw i was carrying a pouch on my belt. In the pouch was a small can of Identifying Marker.. you know , it's the stuff you can spray an attacker with that is not harmful but covers them in a dye that can't be washed off. The copper was a reasonable guy and just said.. ' Off you go mate but don't carry that anymore, because if you was to use that then it could fall under the discharge of a firearm offence'
I watch a lot of blackbeltbarrister's videos here on youtube, he covers this a lot mate.
I've said to sioux if someone was attacking us or our vans they will get a big shock cos I wouldn't think for a split second on using my bow or axe if it was at hand. I remember the old farmer guy in the news who shot someone breaking in to his house and got jailed. It's completely mad that law. I bet if I was passing and saw a terror attack and I used my bow to stop it ill get charged.
@@Roadshome All I can say is if someone comes into my house uninvited then at least one of them is going out feet first. I have enough things around my house that are classed as 'weapons of opportunity' that that person is gonna have a very bad day. If it was a SHTF scenario then the gloves come off, that's when I'd get to play with my 'toys' wink wink
@@Roadshome the law in this country is arse mate
@spudman869 have you seen Tousi has been arrested for speaking against government 😳 it seams now they are coming for youtubers as well. One step closer to civil unrest.
@@Roadshome Yeah just watched that on a Paz video. Stalin Starmer is going all out to silence anyone he see's as a threat to his dictatorship. It's also been hinted at that all those who signed the petition for another general election maybe be issued with a 'respect order'.
My wife resembles, rattling a hornet's nest now days,she's on pre menopausal,I get stung quite frequently these days.great channel. 😊
Cheers Jeremy
We were having this conversation with other van friends the other week. One had been told by a police officer that he would recommend a good torch. Some great tough heavy duty ones you can buy. Great video Mark. Love and Big Hugs Both ❤❤
You want a true 1800LM + to be enough to disoriente a person. If I look into my torch I can't see anything once I take the light away. Just a big white spot for a few seconds. It's enough time for you to make the choice hit or run.
@Roadshome police officer said just hit the bugger with it
I carry a stainless steel craftsmen multi tool I a belt holster and it's attached to a 2 foot para cord , this can be used to swing it around as it makes a good type of club. I was told by a police officer if you use something to defend your self make sure you say you feared for your life and felt you were trapped and had no option
Hand some of them multi tools. I was looking at a pair of grips/multi tool the other day.
@Roadshome yes mine have a pair of grips. Most outdoor or camping shops have them. Like Go outdoors stores.
@Colinking2127 that's classed as "made or adapted into a weapon" and carries a custodial sentence . I'm not being clever I just want people to know how absolutely word perfect you need to be after a situation and how keen the old bill are on bladed stuff these days . They don't want us to have any waybto protect ourselves against rogue authorities..I'm a dog handler (among other things) and never do authorities recognise the dog until there's been a bite of course . There's no specific SIA for a dog handler . The reason, is they don't want to recognise the fact that the dog is actually a weapon that we use for self defence in a civilian role .
I carry a Victorinox Swiss army knife. Made my own leather case for it. Amazing bush craft tool.
I used to carry one for many years. Taken it all over world. I only changed after it folded on my fingers when I was cutting some cardboard for recycling. I still have it in the van kitchen draw.
@@Roadshome Lol i have had the knife fold up on my finger as well not good. Cut my finger so i take great care when using it now. Got my one in 1992. I like my British army J Adams 1999 knife that i carry in my bush craft kit i am making a leather sheath for it soon.
I find a 1 M long steel ruler is extreamely useful in my line of work.. The torch is a preferred useful tool to walk about with..
1 m ruler. Your a school teacher and you beat the kids with it 😆 it's what they where used for when I was at school.
@Roadshome 🤣😂 narr joiner... Pretty hard at your school I only got the cane... I always use steel rules with woodwork,, much more accurate than a tape... 👍
I always got my keys out, with the largest key protruding when I felt unsafe walking through a rough neighbourhood. I'd rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six! Good advice video though. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah I would rather be in trouble with the law than needing hospital. I think being aware of your surroundings is the main point. You seam to be.
@@Roadshome Thanks. First time I've caught your channel. I'll be sure to catch up on your content.
These days I don't carry a folding knife as my situation has changed I really don't need the use of one while out and its more crap in my pocket.I usually have a dog with me for a number of years I carry K-9 dog attack spray in different versions and I can say it works and has never failed to repeal attacking dogs,I have saved myself and my dog from attack quite a few times no matter what dog it is one spray and they don't want to know on a couple of occasions three dogs and another two dogs repelled easily.A strobe torch is probably the best game changer for human attackers.
Yep I didn't appreciate the torch until I spent £70 on a small pocket torch. It leaves me seeing spots and if I put that in someone's eyes it would definitely give me time to hit em or run whatever the case need.
I carry every day a multitool with a 4 inch locking blade , even had a copper have a look at it while I was waiting in a McDonalds
After explaining why I had it he said that’s fine and gave me it back.
If you have a valid reason they are ok with things that might normally be seen as illegal.
You could have had a prison sentence . A guy was imprisoned last year for walking into a corner shop type establishment with a locking sliding stanley knife on a clip on his his belt , his van was rightoutside the shop and his trade .....carpet fitter . He had a 6 month custodial sentence , the story is on YT if i remember the channel ill edit this rply later . I was lifted in Charing Cross London in 2001 , had a kershaw blackhorse 2 on me and a leatherman pulse but I was in work at the time ,got bailed at 0130 and had knife and multitool returned !!
If you are aware of what to say or not to say then you should be fine.
@Roadshome before the law changed about locking blades, it was "combat grips" that were outlawed , I asked quite a few coppers who's cars/bikes I used to look after, so I knew them quite well so to speak, about the blackhorse . They almost all gave the same answer , they were unsure about the legality but said they'd rather come up against that than a carving knife which is used in almost every house break in situation, they don't take a knife with them, they go straight to the kitchen drawer where every house has one . Blew me away at the time as that black horse was a significant knife . Still got it, but 30 yrs has worn it, so I replaced it with a cold steel SR1 lite earlier this year .
Good video mate . Im posting a lot on this one as its a seriously grey area and ive had quite a bit of experience in this field . Like you say Mark , how you word everything after an incident is critical. Myself , I wont engage with old bill untill ive got a solicitor present in a self defence situation where violence occurred even if its through my job .
I think it would depend on the situation. I wouldn't say much either.
@Roadshome the met tried to fit me up for armed robbery in 2001 . There are definitely good ones among them but they'll never make rank without joining the club .
Every knife I own is illegal but owned for a purpose. Even my little Opinel is illegal as it is a lock knife. I use it for pretty much the same thing as you use the neck knife for, honest. My fish cleaning knife is my favourite though.
Fleet Street truncheon, simply a newspaper folded up the right way, it's all you need to carry if you know how to fold it and how to use it......a favoured weapon back in the day by football "hooligans"........If you know you know.
I know it as a Chelsea brick. . 😆
if it comes to a choice between being accused of using an offensive weapon whilst defending myself or NOT using it and ending up on a mortuary slab I'll take my chances with the law. nuff said
Use wired ear phones not Bluetooth, a simple search will tell you why.
Remember me not to break in your van 😂
Anything you pick up in anger is classed as a afeinces weapon. Not saying what I carry say no more
If it looks like a non obvious weapon all the better ie a can of beans, it came to hand.