(21 Aug 14, 02:05PM)Nightmare Wrote: Would "I use it at work" count? :)
I don't think so. My initial thoughts would be perhaps carpentry but a knife of that size wouldn't be suitable for anything, and it would presumably be carried around as part of a toolkit and not as an individual item. I also think it's incredibly naive of you to imply that the majority of people carrying knives are "using them for work", unless "work" to you means being a paid hitman or some other kind of thing which I'm sure you aren't involved with.
Also I never seemed to suggest that Britain's law on possessing certain items is perfect (I believe private ownership of firearms is possible here), but it's miles ahead of American legislation which quite frankly is stuck in the dark ages. If you want to take a look at a country which has good gun laws, I'll draw your attention to Japan.