Under Norwegian law, you can spend up to 6 months in jail if you intentionally bring a knife or similar sharp tool that is particularly likely to injure a public place or help others do so. The law does not apply to knives or other tools carried or used for work, outdoor activities or similar legitimate purposes. Note that this includes bringing knives into the car. It is also illegal to buy, possess or store blade knives, butterfly knives and stiletto heels. [44] Legal knives: In Denmark, folding knives (pocket knives) and fixed blade knives are legal if the blade does not exceed 12 cm (4.7 inches). Blades of this length can only be legally possessed if the owner has a legitimate reason to possess the knife (knives for cooking at home, knives as tools, knife specially designed for hunting, butcher knife, etc.) or a special collection permit. Knife laws are defined as the law or legal jurisdiction enacted or promulgated by a government or other competent jurisdiction that prohibits, criminalizes or restricts the manufacture, import, sale, transfer, possession, transportation or use of knives. [1] In Scotland, young people aged 16 to 18 are allowed to buy cutlery and kitchen knives. Under the Weapons Act 1996, it is illegal to purchase, import, possess or carry weapons disguised as other objects or goods (e.g. sword sticks or knives disguised as ink pens, brush handles or belt buckles). [2] For regular knives, however, there are no restrictions or prohibitions due to the length of the blade or the opening or locking mechanism.

[3] Section 3(1) of the Weapons Act 2006[7] lists knives with stop notches and gushing blades as well as knives with stop notches and gushing blades as well as butterfly knives, throwing knives, throwing stars and knives or blades which have the appearance of other objects (for example, sword sticks, belt buckle knives, etc.) as prohibited weapons. [8] In addition to expressly prohibited knives, police and local courts have broad powers to prohibit the carrying or possession of large numbers of knives, including transportation in a vehicle, if the owner cannot prove a sufficient legal reason (legitimate reason) to do so, particularly in urban areas or at public events. [9] This margin of appreciation also extends to folding knives without lockable blades. [7] [9] Occasional disputes over what constitutes a switch-bladed knife under federal law have sometimes led U.S. Customs to seize knives from U.S. importers or manufacturers. [85] [86] In one case, the seizure of a shipment of knives and tool knives from the Columbia River resulted in an estimated loss of $1 million to the company before the shipment was cleared. [87] [88] [89] The Bill of Rights of 1689 guaranteed that only Parliament, not the King, could restrict the right of the people to bear arms. Since 1959, Parliament has passed a number of increasingly restrictive laws and laws on the possession and use of knives and blade tools.

Data collected by the ambulance service in 2009 suggest a slow increase in knife crime in the UK, although the overall rate has remained low. [59] Official figures from the Ministry of Interior show 43,516 recorded knife offences[60] in the 12 months to March 2019, twice as many as five years earlier. A 2019 survey of 2,000 parents found that 72% were concerned that their child might be the victim of a knife breaking,[60] and one in 13 said they knew a teenager who had been victimized. UK knife law allows you to carry non-lockable pocket knives with a blade length of up to 3 inches (7.62 cm) for no good reason. The above legislation does not apply to opening knives (also known as semi-automatic knives), as this definition contains two elements that separate them. First of all, they do not open “automatically” because they are opened manually by hand and then continue alone. Second, pressure is applied to a notch in the blade itself, not to a “button, spring, or other device attached to the handle.” [ref. needed] In April 2018, the Home Office made proposals to update the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to include assisted opening knives in the growing list of items prohibited under that law. [63] It is illegal to carry a knife for use as an attack or defensive weapon. The only general limitation is the intended use, not the characteristics of the knife itself (in particular, contrary to popular belief, there is no limitation on the length of the blade).

In practice, however, there will be considerable room for interpretation for police and judges – and much will depend on whether a use other than a weapon can be invoked – for which the characteristics of the knife in question will be highly relevant (bad: leaf knife, automated, long blade, neck knife, tactical). Therefore, carrying a knife, which is mainly used as a weapon, is illegal. In addition, it is not allowed to bring knives into certain places, such as courtrooms, football matches, etc. Carrying knives is usually very unusual in cities, but not in the countryside. Paragraph 2 also prohibits the importation of such knives from 13 June 1959. [61] The above law criminalizes the conduct of the original owner or transferor of an automatic meter or gravimeter, not the new owner or acquirer; In addition, the law does not criminalize the possession of such knives, except possession for sale or rental. It is therefore not illegal per se to simply possess such a knife, although the difficulty of acquiring one without breaking the law makes it (almost) impossible to obtain one without committing or facilitating a crime. [ref. needed] All knives that are not illegal can be legally purchased, possessed and used by anyone on private property.