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Are there any (anglophone) countries besides the US that declare grenades to be "weapons of mass destruction"?
germany
There is a legal definition of Kriegswaffen (weapons of war), which are regulated separately from regular weapons. This term includes hand grenades and even armor-piercing rifle ammunition, ...
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Is carrying a (lock) knife in the UK already considered as having the intention to commit a criminal offence?
No, because there is an allowance for work use:
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to prove that he or she had good reason or ...
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Is carrying a (lock) knife in the UK already considered as having the intention to commit a criminal offence?
Lock Knives are not Foldable Pocket Knives
R v Deegan [1998] 2 Cr. App. R. 121 CA reads:
We furthermore take the view that to construe the phrase "folding pocketknife" in any other way than ...
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