Weapons

Trespassing with a weapon of offence can not be committed on which premises?

A knife crime prevention order may be made, where on at least two occasions in the relevant period, the defendant had a bladed article with them without good reason or lawful authority. Which of the following places are not included:

Fred is in possession of a washing up liquid plastic container filled with ammonia. Has he adapted the container for use as an offensive weapon?

Knives may not be sold to a person under what age?

Who has power to seize offensive weapons on school premises?

Is a person in a private nightclub, carrying a milk a bottle filled with acid, and intending to use it to cause injury, carrying an offensive weapon in a public place?

A butcher carrying knives from one shop to another is not committing an offence because…

What is meant by offensive weapon per se?

Neville, 17, is walking through the streets carrying an axe. He just bought the axe to fell a tree in his mother’s garden. What offence is disclosed?

Unlawful marketing of knives. What is meant by suitable for combat?

Glenn is found in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He says he’s going to “top” himself. Is this an offence?

Gavin is driving and is stopped by police who find an offensive weapon in his toolbox. He says “that’s been there for years, I forgot I had it”. Has Gavin committed an offence?

Paul hands a package to his girlfriend, Sue, to hold for him. In the package is a knife. Sue does not know what the package contains. Does she commit an offence?

Having blades or sharply pointed articles in public places. Which of the following are not included in the legislation?

Julian is stopped in the street and found to be in possession of a folding pocket knife whose blade is 2 and a half inches in length. Is this an offence of having a blade in a public place?

Tom is found in the street in possession of a folding pocket knife whose blade is 2 and a half inches in length and which locks when open. Is this an offence?

Serious physical harm does not include which of the following:

Jonah, aged 17 buys razor blades in a shop. Is this an offence?

Harris is marketing knives, and is regularly describing the knives as ‘not a blade, only the sharpest point ever created’. Is this an offence of Unlawfully Marketing Knives?

Jones & Jones are manufacturers of high class hunting knives. Their only retailer, ‘The Complete Hunter’ is an exclusive store in London, who’s marketing strategy is to describe their knives as being favoured by Special Forces and Canadian hunters. Who, if anyone, is guilty of an offence?