Blade Delivery

[kannonfyre]

I'm not sure of this thread belongs in the "non-firearms" section but I desperately need info so here goes......

.....As some of you may already know. I live in a police state with ridiculous weapons regulations. Fighting knives can be bought in my country but only through licensed distributors and buyers must then be registered by having their addresses and passport numbers taken down. I suppose it's so that the govt can track down confiscate all "useful" blades if an uprising seemed imminent.

With this in mind, I'd like to get hold of a good "unregistered" knife via US on-line retailers. My question is:

Can anyone recommend a safe, secure method of shipping a blade from the US to my country with the least possibility of hassle or seizure from customs? I've been told that FedEx is pretty good? What about USPS express international mail (with the tracking code)?

 

[ahadams]

hmm, that's hard to say since it's not a problem on our end but on *your* end. The issue is that while it's not illegal for a vendor to send a knife to someone in your country, any reputable dealer who ships internationally will generally go out of his way to ensure that he doesn't violate customs laws and the like, which means he's going to ship it with the proper customs declaration sticker etc, and my guess either it wont make it to you at all or it will be accompanied by one or more official individuals who will be from an agency not known for it's sense of humor, if you know what I mean.

If you're looking to do something completely off the record you might look into home made options, but if you do so, do not discuss it with anyone over the internet, especially in this country. Remember we now have government agencies extensively monitoring our internet communications.

 

[Bruz]

Come on kannonfyre, you have been on this forum for long enough to know that no one is going to suggest how one might bypass a law, even a ridiculous one. I too am in a police state so I can relate.

 

[Don Gwinn]

Sorry, KF. We don't answer questions on how to break the law, with the possible exception of purposeful civil disobedience.

Without knowing your laws, I would suggest you read them carefully for any loophole you might be able to find. The size of such things can be surprising. My state has a law banning the carry of knives longer than 4", double-edged knives, and "dangerous" knives, whatever those are. However, the criminality of carrying such a knife is clearly tied to "intent to harm another unlawfully" so the Powers That Be have to prove intent to do harm in order to convict anyone.

Keep in mind that your laws may cover purchases but not the creation of your own knife for your own use. It's surprisingly easy to learn to forge (cheap) or grind (slightly less cheap, but maybe easier) your own knives.

Don't allow yourself to be maneuvered into breaking the law over a reluctance to make your own.