It is so fucking dumb that in some cities in Germany if the cops at train stations find a SAK in your pockets they will confiscate it, because "it could be used as a weapon"
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It is so fucking dumb that in some cities in Germany if the cops at train stations find a SAK in your pockets they will confiscate it, because "it could be used as a weapon"
and like the German weapons law (WaffG) has multiple paragraphs which declassify a SAK/pocket knife as a weapon. (§1 Abs. 2 Nr. 2 WaffG; §42 Abs. 4a Nr. 10 WaffG & § 42a WaffG)
But the same weapons law allows local law makers & enforcement to restrict these laws even further, effectively allowing them to confiscate a SAK which one wanted to use to cut an apple or make themselves a sandwich.Welcome to Germany!
that is so fucking pathetic, like if I would carry a hammer would they also confiscate it because I could hurt sb with that???
-Guess I will have to prepare notes and law cut-outs to present to the cops if they ever want to confiscate my SAK in e.g. a train station.
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It is so fucking dumb that in some cities in Germany if the cops at train stations find a SAK in your pockets they will confiscate it, because "it could be used as a weapon"
and like the German weapons law (WaffG) has multiple paragraphs which declassify a SAK/pocket knife as a weapon. (§1 Abs. 2 Nr. 2 WaffG; §42 Abs. 4a Nr. 10 WaffG & § 42a WaffG)
But the same weapons law allows local law makers & enforcement to restrict these laws even further, effectively allowing them to confiscate a SAK which one wanted to use to cut an apple or make themselves a sandwich.Welcome to Germany!
that is so fucking pathetic, like if I would carry a hammer would they also confiscate it because I could hurt sb with that???
-Guess I will have to prepare notes and law cut-outs to present to the cops if they ever want to confiscate my SAK in e.g. a train station.
@MagicLike A hammer of any size is a far more deadly weapon and legal, because it is classified as a tool.
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It is so fucking dumb that in some cities in Germany if the cops at train stations find a SAK in your pockets they will confiscate it, because "it could be used as a weapon"
and like the German weapons law (WaffG) has multiple paragraphs which declassify a SAK/pocket knife as a weapon. (§1 Abs. 2 Nr. 2 WaffG; §42 Abs. 4a Nr. 10 WaffG & § 42a WaffG)
But the same weapons law allows local law makers & enforcement to restrict these laws even further, effectively allowing them to confiscate a SAK which one wanted to use to cut an apple or make themselves a sandwich.Welcome to Germany!
that is so fucking pathetic, like if I would carry a hammer would they also confiscate it because I could hurt sb with that???
-Guess I will have to prepare notes and law cut-outs to present to the cops if they ever want to confiscate my SAK in e.g. a train station.
@MagicLike@soc.sekundenklebertransportverbot.de ooops, good to know
i always carry a knife, since like years. it's legal in the netherlands if the knife blade is shorter than a credit card, and my knife happens to be just like an inch shorter
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@MagicLike A hammer of any size is a far more deadly weapon and legal, because it is classified as a tool.
@catraxx I hate german law makers, like why do I have to risk having my SAK being confiscated only because I wanted to take a multitool with me to feed myself ffs
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@catraxx I hate german law makers, like why do I have to risk having my SAK being confiscated only because I wanted to take a multitool with me to feed myself ffs
@catraxx oh yeah and to have some knife/tools for first aid and stuff too
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@catraxx oh yeah and to have some knife/tools for first aid and stuff too
@MagicLike This is less german law and more stupid racist kneejerk reactions.
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@MagicLike@soc.sekundenklebertransportverbot.de ooops, good to know
i always carry a knife, since like years. it's legal in the netherlands if the knife blade is shorter than a credit card, and my knife happens to be just like an inch shorter@liv they are also generally legal here if the blade is shorter than 12 cm and cannot be folded out with one hand - I still have to dig deeper in the details (law autism activates lol) and maybe I will be able to find a loophole, like §42a Abs. 2 Nr. 2 "transport in a sealed container" and see if that applies to local restrictions...
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@MagicLike This is less german law and more stupid racist kneejerk reactions.
@catraxx I mean yeah ofc, I wonder if I could get away with carrying my SAK at e.g. a train station and being checked by the cops only because I am male and white
