Crossbow Licensing & CRAZY Broadhead Arrow BAN in UK?

UK Government consultation on crossbow licensing and banning 'broadhead' arrows:
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[@scholagladiatoria]

Obviously I shot this video quickly, but since doing so, a number of other ridiculous points have occurred to me about banning a 'broadhead arrow'. 1) Does that include flint arrowheads? That are almost impossible to date and come from the ground in fields? People still make them! 2) What about pikes and spears, which are essentially big broadheads? 3) Numerous metal badges and ornaments have broadhead arrow shapes on them as part of their design - curtain poles! 4) What about a weather vane with a broadhead arrow shape?...

[@matiasfigueroa8269]

Run mí amigo, run. Come to Argentina.

[@wigster600]

Looking forward to the underground black market blacksmithing culture that will emerge from these laws.

[@delphinazizumbo8674]

i'm tell ya...you guys NEED to have personal carry firearms it makes things so much easier inside every Brit is an American waiting to get out and have a fried twinkie

[@MagnumGreenPanther]

Keep leaning left though Schola it seems to be working out for you guys

[@Makeyourselfbig]

@@delphinazizumbo8674 No there isn't. The population of the UK has no more wish to fill this nation with guns anymore than we would want the American version of charged by the pill healthcare. If anything we would like to see gun control even tighter than it is now,

[@remembertostayhydrated]

Ah, the "let's ban an extremely rare thing instead of addressing the underlaying broad issues" approach. Famously effective!

[@harrisonwilkinson4986]

All the politicians are doing is making it LOOK like they’re trying to do something. Happens in the US all the time with guns. Tragedy happens and politicians “fix the problem” by outlawing something not even remotely close to the problem.

[@andrewom679]

It's not racist to ban crossbows.

[@ThisOldHelmet]

We should ban things that look scary

[@toolthoughts]

Exactly. Addressing the issues would require honesty and difficult action. Not something corrupt politicians clinging to power and status are ready to do.

[@MyFaithShines]

Let me help you brits: increasing knife crime is bcuz of immigrants. There you go. No need to thank me.

[@olafspetzki]

Greetings from Germany where they also come for our crossbows at the moment. All these laws are a shameful thing. Simply because - there is hard statistics that the few still legal weapons are not relevant in crime. - a lot of things people do as a hobby come with risks. People die in accidents with horses every year, or in "mountain sports". In the Alpes a couple of hundred people die every year (Germany + Austria + Switzerland, summer + winter). => these weapons are not more dangerous than many other things, it is a discrimination to allow one person to ride a horse on the street but not annother person to own a crossbow.

[@paul-d-mann]

Interesting video. Just one thing.. turn the auto focus off on your phone/camera when talking to camera. I found the constant blurring distracting. I think the camera was trying to focus on your hands every time you moved them into shot while talking.

[@winj3r]

The political art of pretending to fight crime, while doing nothing that really matters.

[@electricelf-music]

It only harms decent folk, which can only mean it's actually deliberately meant to harm us. Crime goes up, hobbies become harder to maintain. It's absolute bs

[@songperformer_NET]

They have anagenda, and anyone who votes for the fake WEFminster parties supports it by default, British people are their enemy, anything they can do to oppress you is their goal, while they replace you and you let them.

[@Interrobang212]

The US loves playing it too

[@UnbeltedSundew]

Oh, it matters, just not in the way they say it does.

[@aaftiyoDkcdicurak]

It's about what matters to the agenda 🤨

[@oskar6661]

As an American who's always appreciated English history...the country is in such an abysmal state at the moment, it's sickening to see it.

[@francisdec1615]

All of Europe is like this except for a handful of countries, of which most ironically used to belong to the Eastern Bloc. We have no freedom in the UK, in Sweden, in France, in Germany, but in Latvia, Lithuania and Czechia people can actually carry guns like in the US.

[@nixusthefurry]

@@francisdec1615 Im from the eastern block and think that this is due to a simple fact that we have ectually experienced gooberment tyranny. You guys in the west are too comfortable for too long and have not been under a tyrant. So naturally you have no resistance to such actions. way things are going, you might have to do something.

[@michasunafish4844]

Yeah we can thank the woke left and their wef overlords.

[@You-cant-do-that-anymore]

It is, try living here. Thanks to brexit its impossible to leave. Its a prison.

[@seanmcphee1072]

It's because where in a thing called a soft takeover where are government is helping the country be took over just at who Scotlands prime minister is

[@stefflus08]

Imagine that in the country who once had mandatory archery practise and ownership. What sad times these are.

[@SteveJohnSteele]

Did they get around to revoking that law? The archery practice one.

[@asumazilla]

​@SteveJohnSteele I hope you have a license for not practising your archery.

[@stefflus08]

@@SteveJohnSteele they sort of(?) did, quite recently, in 1960. I saw someone contest that but I dunno

[@sandemike]

No I do not think they did.@@SteveJohnSteele

[@crwydryny]

OK I need 36 barrels of gunpowder, a tudor era costume, and money to rent a specific basement in London.... it's um... for performance art

[@You-cant-do-that-anymore]

The only person who entered parliament with a good idea. Guy Faulks. Unfortunately he screwed it up.

[@rogersmith8339]

These days you would have to come from a certain sector of society / demographic to get away with that and maybe even get help.

[@Nym146]

​@@You-cant-do-that-anymorea common misconception. He actually entered to kill the King and reinstate the Catholic church.

[@TestUser-cf4wj]

To be fair, the monarchy has had it coming for about 1000 years

[@Nym146]

@@TestUser-cf4wj Wouldn't solve our current issue though.

[@1512125]

This new ban will finally stop the marauding bands of bowmen plaguing west northumbria

[@baoxidiaoyu]

Why wouldn't that be northwest Umbria?

[@Aconitum_napellus]

​@@baoxidiaoyu Isn't that in Italy? Northumbria is in the north of England.

[@colbunkmust]

Someone in the UK Gov saw Tod's reaver crossbow on motor scooter and became incredibly terrified that such a WMD exists. 😂

[@cedhome7945]

Sounds like north of gloster.....that's Indian territory!

[@rooroo9216]

@@colbunkmustthousands of crossbow motorised Tod’s appearing on the horizon….that’s a vision that would make enemy states surrender instantly! 😅

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Too many people still believe the government cares about the country and the people. It’s time folks woke up!

[@jimmccoal2693]

To late for the UK short of a revolution.

[@seanmcphee1072]

Are government is not even British

[@dan34goodwin]

That's also the problem. Too much woke. Thats a different subject, I'll leave that one lol

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@dan34goodwin Yes poor choice of words on my part 😅

[@D33Lux]

After seeing the stats that over 70% (5.6 billion) of the world took the covid vax, I lost hope in people. Most people in society are utterly brainless.

[@RobKinneySouthpaw]

What is a ninja sword? A sword wielded by a ninja. " I'm not a ninja your honor, I'm a cocaine dealer, as your records show. So clearly this is not a ninja sword"

[@vedymin1]

Your honor, this is just my travelling blade, i wore it on every trip i've been on... :)

[@songperformer_NET]

The so called Ninja sword, is really a myth, as is 99% of what the Movies have told you Ninja were, even those in Japan teaching what they call Ninjutsu, have been exposed as having shaky foundations, but there is a whole industry knocking out these so called Ninja swords, which have almost no historical context, they are pieces of crap, proper drug dealers would simply get guns on the black market, they dont care about bans, they only affect plebs.

[@DesmondDentresti]

Ironically the way the law is intended to be used is the reverse. They want to be able to use a picture of a person with a 'ninja sword' as cause for entering the property to seize it and also conveniently having the opportunity to look around and confirm if they are a dealer of controlled substances, because they couldn't find the evidence they needed for it from the outside.

[@GrandDungeonDad]

Their trying to take our guns and ammo away across the pond and so far SCOTUS has done little to stop the bans.

[@Jono793]

Ah, the legendary cocaine sword! Perfectly legal 😅

[@geoffmorsby4266]

Same in Australia, we ban the tool, not the behaviour, soon we’ll lose kitchen knives and won’t be able to split our firewood when axes are eventually banned, in an axe murder I’m pretty sure that the axe will be imprisoned and the perpetrator let free due to the trauma he suffered as a child when his grandfather’s uncles best friends cat was run over by a car.

[@Teutonic__Knight]

Ummmm... I wonder what's the demographic committing these behaviors

[@jwatson9732]

Firewood? I remember the days when we could still burn firewood. Don't worry it will become illegal soon and you'll face huge fines for having the sheer audacity to burn firewood to keep warm in the wiinter!

[@You-cant-do-that-anymore]

Bastards are trying to ban log burners. We're all going to be criminals. So why care anymore. They can't lock us all up, but they think we're scared of them. Arseholes to them I'm beyond giving a fick.

[@lancethrust9488]

@@jwatson9732 INDEED BUT WILL BE HARD TO PROVE SO KEEP DOING IT

[@protogenxl]

This has the full support of the Sheriff of Nottingham

[@connorperrett9559]

Only King John's men should have access to weapons of war!

[@BonusHole]

And what does the Rasta with the acoustic Guitar have to say about these developments?

[@wingatebarraclough3553]

And Lenin and Mao

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

First they got scared by ninja movies... Now they've obviously just watched Robin hood!

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

@@wingatebarraclough3553 And Reagan and the NRA.

[@holycow666]

In the age of self-guided missiles and drones and other sophisticated weapon systems, the Uk government bans broadhead arrows 💀

[@MrLeonidas0001]

A good government is never afraid of its people didn’t you know 😅

[@photoplanet]

Pity the poor Civil Servant who had to write the regulations against certain types of knives, that ironically now give Zombies a kind of 'Protected Characteristic' in law.... See how fast they repeal that one, if the Zombie invasion ever comes...

[@photoplanet]

Ironically - Apart from the green colouring and Zombie wording, a knife with a blade featuring part serrated edge, multiple holes in the blade and multiple points almost perfectly describes a 'Cheese Knife'....

[@Makeyourselfbig]

Well most people can't get hold of self guided missiles or other sophisticated weapon systems. But they can get hold of crossbows.

[@holycow666]

@@Makeyourselfbig Most people also have hands. If you cut them off, they can't hold weapons! All for the safety of society!

[@edi9892]

Wouldn't it be easier to make murder illegal? -oh, wait! In Germany, they tried to ban murder simulators (their name for pretty much every single video game) and shuriken after a kid going postal with an illegal firearm. So, it's the same old story...

[@gamervox1707]

Well they support Israel genocide? No one find this ironic in a morbid way.

[@steemlenn8797]

The most hilarious of this is still when they said they must outlaw murder computer games because that one amok guy had Final Fantasay Advent Children (for the non-weebs: That is a movie, not a game of the series.)

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

@@steemlenn8797 Ban Rock music! Elvis makes teens go wild. They don't sit still. Btw. What year is this?

[@another3997]

And because murder is illegal, nobody is murdered now? So how do you stop violent crime, knife attacks and the like? It's easy to criticise politicians, but nobody else comes up with a solution. Capital punishment or long prison sentences don't stop crime, that's obvious to everyone. So what do you suggest?

[@Willy_Tepes]

Crime increased when we got soft on crime. You statement is false.@@another3997

[@adods9824]

​@roblloyd1879 I was reading Handgunner magazine (UK) as a 16 year old in 1986 at boarding school. A UK shooting spokesman was waiting to speak to a Minister in his office. His aide asked him why? The reply, we don't want our handguns banned, we are law abiding citizens and sportsmen. The aide said 'it's not about the merits of the sport or the character of the sportsmen. The Govt sees social cohesion and Society failing and they don't want firearms in the community and out on the streets" or words to that effect. So, back then they were aware "multiculturalism" was failing. Now they are obviously scared for their own skins, and about insurrection/revolution, as they should be !

[@nigelsmith186]

There was never a chance to ban handguns - unless the public became so scared of handguns that they (via MP's voting on their behalf) would agree to a ban. The gov't needed scared people. Once upon a time the people all of a sudden became scared of handguns. Then it happened again recently with a shotgun.

[@dawnhunter6965]

Vicious dogs , refusing gun licenses, big knives crossbows, fireworks next ! There trying to disarm the public ! They’re scared very scared .

[@longdongsilver9426]

They're just disarming idiots, you can still have one if you can read and write and not too lazy to apply for a licence .they have magazine fed lever action crossbows now it's technically a firearm in my eyes.

[@gedreillyhomestead6926]

And so they should be.👍

[@theodoresmith5272]

Pretty soon butter knifes and and stick longer than 16 inches won't be allowed. This is a cop out by authorities blaming objects for crimes instead of doing police work and arresting the criminals. A brick is a lethal weapon. Will they be banned next?

[@billmelater6470]

Just wait until they learn how easy it is to sharpen any scrap of metal or even a stick!

[@mattredfern1339]

cop out? no sorry fella it's more like the current strike in the ongoing class war underway which most live in denial of.

[@romanlegionhare2262]

Very good observation, blaming the object instead of their policies for the problem. Gives them an excuse, in their minds, as well as another opportunity to disarm their citizens even more. But it is totally on them for not enforcing the laws they already have.

[@vladimirpecherskiy1910]

Well, I am sure that many people had been killed with a bear bottles.

[@ducthman4737]

Cars will be banned next. Just look how many are killed by them. But who needs cars in a 15 min city.

[@tonyoik1012]

I love how the call for evidence itself states that crossbow killings are extremely rare, and implies that the whole reason for the possible restrictions and bans stems from literally 3-4 killings in over 20 years

[@ThisOldHelmet]

We should ban things that look scary.

[@inregionecaecorum]

The fact that certain events are very rare unfortunate decrees that they get the maximum of attention because they are so rare. Politician are in fear of the public to the extent that they no longer lead, they no longer express the best interests of the nation, they pander to every whim. Not only that a lot of them are totally hypocritical when it comes to obeying the laws they have passed as clearly they do not apply to them.

[@dashcammer4322]

Doubtless far more people have been killed by cast iron skillets over that period of time.

[@seripip7028]

@@ThisOldHelmet Ban Halloween ! NOW !

[@richard6133]

@@inregionecaecorum Therein lies the problem. Rules for thee, but not for me.

[@kallisto9166]

Oh yeah, 5 or 6 times last week I was threatened by attackers with broadhead arrows. Round my way it's almost as big a problem as the plague of sword wielding ninjas.

[@2bingtim]

So many Zombie knives, but so few Zombies!

[@philwells4341]

Are you Welsh?

[@2bingtim]

@@philwells4341 No mate, English, though my wife's half Welsh.

[@RB-wt6pg]

​@@2bingtimthere seems to be a lot of zombies these days....

[@iancroasdell]

The right to bear arms for Protestants was established later in the Bill of Rights 1689, which was a separate document that also limited the power of the monarch and affirmed the rights of Parliament¹². The Bill of Rights 1689 stated: "That the subjects which are Protestants may have arms for their defence suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law."¹² The Bill of Rights 1689 was influenced by the ideas of John Locke, a political philosopher who argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property, and that the government should protect these rights and be accountable to the people³. The Bill of Rights 1689 also inspired the United States Bill of Rights, which was added to the US Constitution in 1791 and declared the rights of the American people, including the right to keep and bear arms⁴⁵.

[@burner8126]

I built a crossbow when I was 9 or 10. It put a bolt through a fence pailing. I used a piece of a fishing rod that I filed into a taper on both ends. The trigger had a few iterations. If my son wanted to build one I won't be stopping him.

[@andrewshaw1571]

I miss the days where political polarisation wasnt so bad that people feel the need to qualify that criticising a political party for something they are doing isnt endorsement of any of the alternatives.

[@mikethebloodthirsty]

It's got worse since the covid stuff... were a mini America, may as well be a 52nd state.

[@PokemonDiamondUS]

@@mikethebloodthirsty Who's the 51st state? Canada?

[@GeseppiOoodblast]

No mexico fuck Canada​@@PokemonDiamondUS

[@adambielen8996]

@@PokemonDiamondUS Puerto Rico

[@andyraven]

Its not about protecting the public. Its about protecting the ones making these laws. Slowly disarming the public... I wonder why?...

[@kirbyculp3449]

Dhimmitude

[@davejenvey3598]

Cause they know a rebellion is about to happen or civil war.

[@TammyDenseDdank5658]

You should stop wondering and start knowing.

[@ieatmice751]

They must know how sick we’re getting of their tyrannical bullshit

[@roblloyd1879]

Grew up in the 50s, in a rural area. Shotgun in the corner behind a chair and I was given an air rifle from age 8. Often carried a sheath knife when out roaming or camping and we had permission to shoot in some areas. Used to shoot grey squirrels for the Forestry Commission bounty for the tails, two shillings and sixpence in old money. Always had a small penknife in school as did most boys. Teachers would ask to borrow them and the shame if yours was not sharp. To my certain knowledge nobody was stabbed or killed. I was listening to a politician on the Home Service (now radio 4) in the very late 50s on the subject of gun control. He openly admitted that the controls were coming in because of the government fear of insurrection. In the current climate of political disaster in the UK a lot of politicians are frightened and many have decided not to go for re-election. I have little sympathy for them as their disastrous policies have had a real impact on me including the premature deaths of my wife, aged 65 and a younger brother aged 66 back in 2020 due to the virtual shutdown of the NHS.

[@virutech32]

You can make semi-autonomous drone weapons from off the shelf parts, explosives with chemicals from rhe cornere store, & the majority of violent deadly crime over there is with small knives. Meanwhile UK politicians: Lets ban ancient weapons of war that haven't been relevant to crime, terrorism, or war longer than any of them, their parents, or even their grandparents have even been alive. This is actually just sad. Like setting aside the negative impact on law-abiding citizens. This like telling someone that it's hot out & instead of getting a parasol or turning on the AC they start throwing ice cubes at the sun. Its an actually pitiable level of stupid.

[@Willy_Tepes]

Drones are next on the list. Mark my words.

[@another3997]

But arrows aren't just ancient weapons of war. They are available to almost anyone, along with bows and crossbows. They are unregulated, and Archery is a recognised sport. You don't need broadhead arrows for target archery. Modern broadheads are designed to penetrate flesh, to incapacitate or kill. A surprising number of people have been sentenced by the courts for threatening or injuring others with crossbows, and just because few people are killed by them, people HAVE been shot with arrows and crossbow bolts.

[@another3997]

​@@Willy_TepesIf people didn't do stupid things with common items, including drones, nobody would put more than a few sensible restrictions on their use. But people often do stupid things. They fly drones around resticted airspace, near airports etc. They fly them above 500 feet where civil aircraft fly, they fly them out of visual range or over crowded areas, or low over busy roads. It's those types of people that ruin things for everyone. If people want freedoms, they have to take on responsibilities too.

[@Willy_Tepes]

That is the most statist opinion ever. By your logic they could ban anything. Freedom is not granted by the elites, it is our birthright!@@another3997

[@WillyKling]

That is the most statist opinion ever. By your logic they could ban anything. Freedom is not granted by the ruling class, it is our birthright!@@another3997

[@erics320]

Broadhead arrow points have been forbidden in The Netherlands for many years. It never been a major problem for antique collectors or archaeologists. Its fairly easy to distinguish between points intended to do harm and collecting old points or replicates of old points. But every ban is an infringement of your freedoms, so i understand your upset and i fully agree with your protest. On the other hand, its not the end of the world either. Edit: after watching the whole rant I noticed its also banning crosbows and certain swords. That is ridiculous. Scared politicians will eventually ban everything that can be used as a weapon.

[@davidlucas6701]

Hands?

[@HistoricalWeapons]

This is just ridiculous

[@ArmourArtist]

You got a license for that license? You might give someone a papercut.

[@mattredfern1339]

😂

[@jackl45]

Loicense*

[@dashcammer4322]

@@jackl45 Yu goh ah loisence?

[@RichardsCollins-ie3yg]

Paper cuts are bad especially across the eyes. 😮

[@billyandrew]

😂😂😂👏👏👏👍

[@Baron-Ortega]

This country is the urinal of the world now

[@josefstalin8069]

now? only now?

[@leedogg6120]

The U S isn't far behind. Sorry to say.

[@LeonidasRex1]

It's like the US and the UK are having a "Who can be the most ridiculous and stupid" contest. @@leedogg6120

[@KarlKarsnark]

....and by design.

[@Znirp123789]

@@LeonidasRex1 canada has entered the competition

[@MrTryAnotherOne]

That's very, very interesting! We have exactly the same attempts for banning crossbows currently going on in Germany. I wonder if there are any political networks plotting.

[@francisdec1615]

The state is a criminal organisation itself, hence it sympathizes with the criminals and not the law-abiding. The state is just a posh mafia.

[@Snuffy03]

In 1934 Hitler got rid of firearms and look what happened. Is Germany constructing camps once again? Would not surprise if the Krauts had something up their sleeve. After all this year is the 100th anniversary of The Beer Hall Pusch.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

ARE YOU NOTICING, CITIZEN? REPORT TO YOUR NEAREST CIVIC CONFESSIONAL FOR DEBRIEFING.

[@silverbullet2008bb]

WEF, WHO and company.

[@francisdec1615]

@@silverbullet2008bb Yes, the globalists hate free people, at least if they're white Europeans.

[@jamescollier847]

At 59 years old these laws are the last straw. SERIOUSLY looking at emigrating now. None of this would have happened I’d we hadn’t all been subjected to enforced industrial scale immigration!

[@steveblanchard7293]

but to where?

[@chesshooligan1282]

@@steveblanchard7293Russia, the last remaining major white country.

[@capnstewy55]

The shocking news to me was that there is no bow hunting in the UK. In the US it is illegal to hunt with non broadheads as they have a higher likelihood of passing through foliage and hitting someone accidentally.

[@lancethrust9488]

WHEN THEY BAN MEAT SO IT HELPS WITH DEPOPULATION DUE TO LACK OF NOURISHMENT THE SMART WILL HUNT THE WILDLIFE FOR PROTEIN , UKS ANIMALS WILL GO EXTINCT

[@Toasty27]

disarm the sheep to ban the wolves

[@ThailandOutsider]

Or disarm the sheep so the wolves can feed 😞

[@Quetzalcoatlus100]

OC: how its spun ^ comment: the actual consequences

[@NScaleCPRail]

Is there an upstart named William across the channel with an army of crossbowmen they might be worried about?

[@EverGlorious22nd168]

No, but the fckers that cnt brought across for financing his invasion are the same ones telling the English what we can or can't have, say, eat, drink, think, drive, etc.... In OUR land.

[@ThailandOutsider]

I wanna see the alternative history where William and co are arrested when they cross for having broadheads and that one dude with a big dog😅

[@actionjackson180]

If you don't declare you have one they won't know you have one.How is this potential new law going to work in practice,when there's no current system in place to track and trace who's had what,when? Won't current owners just keep quiet. Complete waste of taxpayers money considering criminals and the majority of violent people don't use them,bar the odd nutter.

[@SirWombat]

Where I live in Australia. In Queensland, you must have a valid weapons licence to use a gun, crossbow, paintball gun or even certain types of knife. While a weapons licence allows you to operate a weapon - you will also need a permit to acquire to own or buy a weapon.

[@Hiddenronin]

This is why 2A advocates do not want to make any concessions. You give the government and inch and they take a mile...and your swords!

[@terrenceroll3848]

And the folding kives longer than three inches.

[@VDxVicious]

*well regulated militia..*

[@Hiddenronin]

@@VDxVicious Yes, that is part of the wording. The people are the militia, and need to be armed well trained for the security of a free state.

[@VDxVicious]

@@Hiddenronin .. key phrase is “well regulated” meaning we shouldn’t have daily school shootings and generally lacking gun laws .

[@Hiddenronin]

@@VDxVicious Well regulated means well trained. It does not mean "regulated via government legislation" as that would defeat the point of the 2A and a miltia. School shootings in America are incredibly rare, but get a lot of media attention as it fits the narrative of people who, for some reason, wish to be defenseless against possiuble tyranny. 2023 saw around 19k firearms deaths, including gang related shootings, that's out of a population of 266 MILLION.

[@Coldbeneaththehils]

Here in western Australia they banned all crossbows after one fatality. I was doing archery at the time and was even banned for that

[@captlazer5509]

You may decide to join Humungus, the lord Humungus. The warrior of the wasteland... the Ayatollah of rock n' rolla!

[@QuiteSimplyMyChoice]

The powers that shouldn't be appear to be scared. What could they possibly be worried about? Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming.... Nothing

[@ashrodders]

whats coming do you think im ready prepping but what do you mean

[@QuiteSimplyMyChoice]

@@ashrodders Truth and facts will prevail. The public will learn the truth.

[@rogersmith8339]

@@QuiteSimplyMyChoiceSadly, most of the public do not learn and never will and this is not helped by scare stories from all sides.

[@QuiteSimplyMyChoice]

@@rogersmith8339 Trust humanity. We learn. We heal. We grow. Together.

[@ashrodders]

you mean the system falling collapse of society and the matrix at war with the people or the spiritual war on consciousness stop speaking like a prick and share the knowledge we on the same side if you are against the elite@@QuiteSimplyMyChoice

[@ThefirstNPC]

Archery I’d say, is or was a massive part of British culture, it’s fun builds muscle if done frequently and a big part of history.

[@mountainsandmagic645]

I don’t own a crossbow but have responded to the consultation . More people should .

[@martinhg98]

im from sweden and gun crimes at an alltime high. but sweden has very ristrictive gun laws. all guns used in the gang violense are ilegaly taken in to the cuntry use of hand granedes has also gon upp and yes thay are iligal.

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

Living in Canada I feel you. Don't they realize that the criminals don't care what the law says?!?

[@Lespion306]

It's not about crime or criminals, it's about control, so we're helpless.

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

@@Lespion306 just makes me wonder what they are upto that they know we won't like.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

@@darrinrebagliati5365 You want to know, but trust me you do not want to know. It is majorly bad.

[@ericferguson9989]

I use Broadhead arrows to hunt game. By law (in Ontario) they must have at least 2 cutting surfaces and a diameter of no less than 20 mm to legally hunt deer.

[@Lespion306]

Nothing good, I'm sure. also I'm not English, our grocery store also sell guns and stuff. @@darrinrebagliati5365

[@adam7347]

I’m amazed that you guys are still finding things to ban over there.

[@scholagladiatoria]

In fairness, with bad words, machetes and arrowheads they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel now.

[@adam7347]

@@scholagladiatoria Unfortunately, weapon ban barrels always seem to have false bottoms.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

@@scholagladiatoria To be honest, from the videos I've seen I don't want to be on the receiving end of a machete attack but most of those incidents occur far from me. Mostly in the places the people swarming our border come from.

[@whodarboilebamnames3990]

​@@scholagladiatoriaIt might be time to get out. Canada has a much more sane immagrant to permanent resident pipeline, while the states are doing much better economically and QOL.

[@MERC875]

Well, I guess they are afraid of ppl going medieval on them after all the crap they have pulled world wide😂

[@DDCCO61]

I built a crossbow when I was 16yo. It took about sixteen days. I fired an unfleched barehead bolt through a galvanised door at approx 40'. Your Govt probably have researchers working on the predictions of the possible occurrence of civil war and the ban includes what they roughly class as "distance" weapons (slings will next). Three methods of deploying fishing hooks and 60lb fishing line was demonstrated by a military friend of mine at his units yearly think-tank proving that they could entrap or restrict the movement of troops engaged in urban warfare or, more importantly, the movement of armed police response units through hallways in a building. He also demonstrated how 3D drawings on a floor caused troops to jump imaginary gaps on the floor. So...here we go.

[@lancethrust9488]

RIGHT ON THE MONEY PROPAGANDA TO BAN THINGS , THEY KNOW WORLD WIDE REVOLUTION IS COMING IT WILL BE US AGAINST THE UNITED NATIONS

[@Willy_Tepes]

We don't even have the freedom to speak. Did we use it wrong?

[@thevnbastid1027]

you used common sense and reason to let it be taken from you. anyone who uses common sense and reason as an excuse is lying to you.

[@ArmourArtist]

In Queensland Australia a crossbow is classed as a firearm..... Fire..... arm..... And they class a bullet proof vest as a restricted weapon.

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

How a vest can be a weapon?

[@benoliver5593]

​@Pavlos_Charalambous if it's cheap or made by the "right" country they could have fibers that shrink with heat and choke you out

[@mattredfern1339]

😳 as shocking as that is the aussies have long been (behind closed doors) a test for what the government over here would like to inflict on us. so what we see there we can expect to arrive here...

[@ArmourArtist]

@@Pavlos_Charalambous It isn't. They are just morons.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

What is restricted weapon?

[@RonOhio]

I remember a science fiction story many years ago where society had banned civilians from making a fist.

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

Not hard to imagine that they would ban it.. could be considered "a symbol of extremism" and therefore be considered "dangerous" and "offensive" to people

[@laszlokocsi1825]

I hope that not happens

[@9Curtana]

I can do a lot of danger with my fingers.

[@Cindy4004]

Kind of happened in the U.S.A. already. Under "zero tolerance" policies in our public school system. In 2012 there was a boy named "Hunter" and it was a "weapons violation" for him to sign his own name using SEE (signed exact english) For those who want more background to make your internet searches easier: the boy's full name is Hunter Spanjer and the ACLU got involved in his case.

[@gilberthill9816]

Perhaps ban hands because more people are killed from strangulation than knife crime!

[@bengthyytiainen7030]

I thought that Sweden was the only country in the world whom have licensed crossbows. When the politicians made the law they thought that it was an SUBMACHINEGUN ! 😮 Unbelievable incompetence by our Swedish politicians but sadly it is the truth. 😟

[@darrencady4261]

How about banning ping-pong balls? Someone may choke on one...

[@Kargoneth]

The government oversteps itself routinely.

[@robertsmith4681]

This is beginning to sound a lot like Canada with lots random sharp pointy things (including lots of medieval weapons) being "Banned" as if it was going to stop criminals from doing criminal things.

[@solreavir]

Criminals will be criminals but it is the Law abiding citizen ability to defend themselves which they wish to restrict.

[@DrCrypt13]

they don't want people to stop criminal politicians with pointy things.

[@captlazer5509]

Have you seen a curling stone? A big rock with a handle! That thing looks dangerous, flinging on ice. ; )

[@robertsmith4681]

@@captlazer5509 I have indeed seen and even handled some. I remember a few years back they did try to regulate them because of the "rare" type of stone the good ones are made from. I don't remember all the details however.

[@captlazer5509]

@robertsmith4681 I saw a documentary on how the best are made. The ones used in the Winter Olympics, for example. On one island in the north are perfect stones to make them from, and its a protected island.

[@jesuizanmich]

this is like if someone showed them the Slingshot channel, they got scared, and started banning everything that appeared there starting from zombie knives.

[@Durplepurple94572]

My thoughts exactly. I had a feeling they would eventually try to ban or "regulate" after Sprave started hashing out better and better crossbows.

[@leekelley4701]

Well, I have heard temu removed slingshot for uk shoppers too. It's not as far fetched as u would like to belive unfortunately

[@Nym146]

In my part of the country we have 2000 years of governments taking away our right to own weapons to defend ourselves. I am definitely sick of these people.

[@familyhelpdeskhelpdesk270]

Yet again, the government responds to a tiny issue instead of dealing with the big one. This proposal would, just like the gun and knife bans, take rights away from the law abiding, while doing little or nothing to address the real issue. Assault is one crime that attracts certain penalties, assault with a deadly weapon carries a much higher penalty, so there are laws already on the books that address the real issue.

[@kleinjahr]

Apparently the Pope banned crossbows once. At least against using them against Christians. Didn't work then either.

[@vaikkajoku]

UK 2034: Oi! Ya got a loicense fer dat safety pin m8?

[@bermudarailway]

Nope ,I've got a drawing pin.

[@freman007]

There's a pin in my Swiss Army Knife. Guess they'll ban that next.

[@bermudarailway]

My name badge has got a pin ,YOU'RE NICKED SUNSHINE !

[@saudade2745]

In Arabic please.

[@billbrockman779]

People overseas wonder why Americans are so serious about our 2nd Amendment. It’s because of this sort of example.

[@fatpad00]

Bingo! Nobody is going to take your guns! Nobody is going to take your knives! Nobody is going to take your swords! Nobody is going to take your arrows! If only there was a documented history of governments disarming their citizens...

[@thevnbastid1027]

exactly, there are no common sense and reasonable restrictions on your right, none at all. do not accept them do not negotiate on them. be vocal, loud strong.

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

remember when Reagan and the NRA worked together to effectively ban guns in california? the 2nd amendment means fuckall.

[@skilletborne]

Yeah no They're targeting items used and owned almost wholly by hobbiests and sportspeople - if guns were only used for hunting and firing ranges, you'd have a point that I'd support and even want to join in on, but the crime statistics and commonly held views in the USA would disagree whole heartedly. This situation is not comparable to the carrying of a 12+ shot 9mm semi-automatic pistol being seen as normal, and those being immediately accessible to the stupid, the impassioned, and the desperate. If swords and crossbows were commonly being carried daily, kept by bedsides with the expectation of an intruder with their own sword, or used to kill spouses in the heat of arguments, I would 100% support a ban on them because that's an insane way to live.

[@thevnbastid1027]

@@skilletborne your hate for America will leave you with no freedom

[@a-bootiful-mind6648]

I called this about a year ago. They know they have a fight coming and want us to be completely unarmed.

[@woden20]

Laws are ignored by criminals. So law abiding people will be the only ones without any defence.

[@shireboundscribbles]

A govt that has assault rifles, guided missiles, and NUCLEAR WEAPONS thinks that I should not be able to own arrowheads. You know that famous Elon Musk response a couple of months ago? THAT.

[@monkmonk40]

That's why we in America fight so hard to stop all bands on guns. It starts with guns & ends with spoons.

[@2bingtim]

With a hammer, file & maybe a hacksaaw you can make a decent broadhead from a spoon in an hour or so.

[@gijoe508]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results.

[@boydgrandy5769]

You aren't assuming that the rationale for banning crossbows, broadhead arrows, knives and firearms has anything to do with crime reduction, are you? Banning weapons of any type from law abiding citizens has nothing to do with that.

[@francisdec1615]

It's not insane at all, since the purpose is to make law-abiding people completely helpless against the state. But since people are idiots most are applauding having their rights taken from them.

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

Bedrock edition of minecraft?

[@fignalforest9985]

Every time I hear somthing like this I think to myself "they have to be kidding, right?" and then I am surprised. How disconected from reality must they be?

[@met54]

I'm surprised we can still buy a packet of cocktail sticks without a licence!

[@Ghostselkie]

So the government of GB looks at a picture of modern criminals and a picture of Reenactors and says: "It's the same picture."

[@Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]

They're really reaching there aren't they? Quite desperate. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@setablaze5910]

You will own nothing and be happy

[@Baron-Ortega]

Government proposes banning or controlling crossbows, suddenly there is a "crossbow attack" in London. Funny that.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Expect more - you know their tactics.

[@vicious12394]

Time to buy a crossbow before it becomes illegal

[@karlbaresic4091]

Isn't a sword, designed as an honourable weapon, meant to be highly visable when carried, unsuited to stabbing people in dark alleys 😂

[@Theduckwebcomics]

Not honourable, but yeah it's not a great weapon for sneaky violence.

[@suzz1776]

I would be willing to bet there r more death by frying pans or long wooden spoons than death by crossbow/broadhead arrows over the years. Im sry, but y'all across the ponds gov is stupidly funny af, but then again, we have a corpse as our clown in chief. Hehe

[@mattredfern1339]

😂

[@LeonidasRex1]

And another corpse that wants to replace the current corpse. We're screwed either way.

[@b.h.abbott-motley2427]

Crossbows are objectively more dangerous than frying pans or big wooden spoons, but folks indeed use whatever they have at hand.

[@thevnbastid1027]

you are a twit and will negotiate your freedoms away. yes, you, @@b.h.abbott-motley2427

[@Wildschwein_Jaeger]

The criminal act is what is illegal regardless of the thing is used during the act. The idea that someone is in possession of a thing is typically the way the law is able to detain and or prosecute. How do you detain a suspected murderer that has only used hands? It doesn't matter that the butler used the candle stick. It only matters that he did it. The candle stick is evidence. The issue is likely not weak knife crime laws you just have weak criminal law that may be due to issues with UKs various legal systems.

[@chrisplatten2293]

Not usually one to move in criminal circles, but years ago someone I worked with tried to shoot either his ex wife, or his ex wife's new partner with a crossbow. I can't remember which. He was eventually caught and convicted of attempted murder... using the existing law. As you say it didn't need any extra legislation to make what he did illegal.

[@debatable1984]

​@@chrisplatten2293that story was only told because its pushes the narrative of crossbows being banned is a good thing. Just like toy and small dogs attack children and adults every single day, it's almost impossible for them to do serious injury, as soon as a guardian breed dog attacks because of an incompetent owner its blasted on the news ANOTHER ATTACK FROM XYZ. They're culling xl bullies in the UK now as we speak because of a handful of tragedys all involving owners that shouldn't of been in control of the animal in the first place. Yet when a government official brutally kills a dog for no reason its justified and you get no accountability. They don't want you the law abiding citizen to have the best chance of survival in this messed up world.

[@dudejames5681]

Last thing they need is an Armed Populous. “a person who is not inwardly prepared for the use of violence against him is always weaker” than the person committing the violence.” Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn. The Gulag Archipelago.

[@joereynolds475]

Not surprised..in ireland crossbows are already a "firearm" just because they say they are. Anything you could use to defend yourself I think....probably from them I reckon

[@Philistine47]

I find this baffling even as a "political gesture." I can't imagine why anyone would think this would be a big vote-getter - where exactly is the constituency for such a move? Are there people marching in the streets, demanding that the Government "immediately put a stop to crossbow crime"? _Really?_ Sadly, the risk of representative government is that you get the Government that the majority of your people deserve; and voters in the UK, as in so many other Westrrn nations, have spent the past 80 years affirmatively voting in favor of their own increasing infantilization at the hands of their Governments (of whatever Party).

[@JayGriffinblaze]

It's cooking the books. They can pull out a graph that says "dangerous/violent attacks/deaths by dangerous weapons down by..." roll out skewed percentage using cherry picked metric and repeat ad infinitum on legacy media and outrider billionaire funded channels. Unthinking Tory members and GBeebies cheer! Vote winner! We're doing something about crime!

[@damienparoski2033]

When you allow the ban of a reasonable weapons (i.e. handguns) what is to stop the banning of all reasonable weapons? The State will always accept any power that it can take. George Washington once said "Government is like fire. A fearful servant and a terrifying Master." I wish you luck on that side of the pond.

[@billpark8988]

There should be a law...wait, there already are numerous laws. Another pointless exercise of governmental power.

[@thelivingbog4578]

This is what happens when you relinquish your rights to firearms. You cannot, under any circumstances, allow the government to make overreaching laws like this. "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the proletariat should be frustrated, by force if necessary." - Karl Marx

[@zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba0]

European upper class worried about crossbows? A Crossbow registry? History fucking repeating itself hahaha

[@matthewoconnell4700]

As an arbalest and archer this drives me nuts

[@420styletomatoes6]

What deeznuts

[@ericevans4040]

I am an archer and I have never seen a broadhead in real life, they cause too much damage to targets, so I have no problem with them being banned.

[@420styletomatoes6]

@ericevans4040 I've got Broadheads but there kept in reserve for when the zombie apocalypse starts.

[@matthewoconnell4700]

@@ericevans4040 whats your reasoning for them being banned? because it doesn't effect you?

[@Teutonic__Knight]

​@@matthewoconnell4700MAGA and AFD are much...much wiser than you think.

[@davidcarr7436]

Shouldn't the government be more concerned about pianos in airports? It seems to upset Chinese "tourists."

[@stephenleggett4243]

It's cheap political point-scoring with the ignorant majority. Getting elected is not about doing what is best for the country, it's about being seen to do what will appeal to a large enough proportion of the population.

[@egregory348]

Could we simply arrange a trade of people? Any UK subjects who want to be free people can move to the US and in return we send you equal numbers of New Yorkers and Californians. Happy to go 2 to 1 if you prefer. As long as they speak English and want to work for a living.

[@craigphillips9383]

Crimimals are very creative when it comes to weapons, just ask the prison services, should we also ban kettles, sugar, plastic. Knives and forks, glass etc? How about we bring back youth clubs, put more money into our put of date education system, start making people more aware of consequences??

[@Echowhiskeyone]

How soon until tennis ball are banned?

[@SilverSquirrel]

Only unvaccinated tennis balls.

[@dashcammer4322]

All balls are to some extent misogynistic.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

In 2023 te were 487 cases of tennis nets being harmed by being hit by racquets.

[@pawel_tips911]

Not until rich (elites) people use them, this same with golf balls. But when this sport becomes unpopular .... then probably yes.

[@Snarlacc]

I am so sad for you guys. Damn. Very idiotic to ban stuff that accounts for 1 death a decade...

[@thepenultimateninja5797]

The problem with the consultation is that there are so few people who care about this that there is no reason for them to consider the impact it will have on people who use crossbows. You can point out the futility of a ban (or licensing or whatever) but, they are fully aware that these laws are only cosmetic anyway, so there is no reason for them to consider whether it will actually accomplish anything. The accomplishment will be the publicity of being seen to be 'doing something'. It is most likely just a cosmetic consultation prior to a cosmetic ban. The UK is on a one-way street. These bans and restrictions will continue to happen until there is nothing left.

[@songperformer_NET]

Bow hunting is banned in the UK, the only use of crossbows is for fun, and there is nothing wrong with that, bow hunting has been banned for a long time, as only the Elite should be allowed to hunt, tbh, it hasnt stopped hunting with bows, any more than speed signs have stopped speeding, people need to wise up and stop obeying these WEF worms and their laws, they are only designed to control the plebs, and created by corrupt people, protected by people with guns.

[@stobeszx9674]

What made me angry, was I didn't find out about this until the day after the consultation ended. Our archery club were not approached or informed of this.....absolutely ridiculous, and deliberate in my view

[@keeksputels1851]

I wonder where agricultural tools will stand in the laws. Like billhooks and slashhooks. Very useful tools for traditional hedge maintainence. Are tools exempt?

[@Kremit_the_Forg]

So... The Lords & Ladies banning certain swords... And now certain arrowheads... I'm not saying there is a time-traveller in the government... But..

[@anatineduo4289]

Strategy: ignore actual problems, create fear, divide, get votes, tax, repeat.

[@greghenrikson952]

Parliament works hard to justify even the wildest slippery slope argument.

[@thesparkypilot]

So, it’s been five months now- any update on this? I’m based in the US and I feel like if they tried to do this here, it would never go.

[@howlingbeast3x6]

I'm sad I can't respond to the consultation since I'm canadian. We have some dumb laws in canada (skall made good videos about this), but the UK bans have gotten completely ridiculous

[@raphlvlogs271]

the actual problem in the first place is that most people are too unfamiliar with weapons overall where they find them either scary or boring

[@delphinazizumbo8674]

Representative Democracy would be amazing for the UK

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

We got that here in germany and it doesn't make things much better. Since decades they're only banning more and more while the crime rates go up and up

[@ReddwarfIV]

Do you mean proportional representation? Because we have representative democracy already. Politicians are representatives. What we need is direct democracy. Cut out the middle-man.

[@delphinazizumbo8674]

no.....democracy is a recipe for a dictator...learn from history.....The Crowd always yearns for the Ego @@ReddwarfIV

[@ReddwarfIV]

@@delphinazizumbo8674 They usually want a dictator when representatives refuse to do what they're voted in for.

[@chesshooligan1282]

@@ReddwarfIV First-past-the-post is a cancer.

[@sandrios]

feels like the watched one Joerg Sprave and said: yep, ban that

[@claeslillieskold2398]

Hello Google, please feel free to remove this comment as well. My original comment was about this video, but I naively forgot that this controversial. I used to have opinions, but I feel better now and don't have any opinion about anything.