New torch?

[happybonzo]

No comment...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waterproof-3-Mode-CREE-Q5-Baseball-Bat-Shape-Security-Torch-Lamp-Flashlight-Long-/360956906496

[Valantine]

Got to be illegal in UK surely :shocked:

[happybonzo]

Got to be illegal in UK surely :shocked:

In a way, it's a bit like the very large Maglites. They were made so that security guards could carry them rather than a truncheon or night stick

It's like a lot of these anomalies: OK to buy the item but Heaven help you if you're caught wandering around the streets with it

[ADz]

Got to be illegal in UK surely :shocked:

....why?

Baseball bats are perfectly legal in UK. And so are torches last time I checked :D

[Rasputin]

....why?

Baseball bats are perfectly legal in UK. And so are torches last time I checked :D

Knives are also legal inthe UK but only if they are at home and not for shanking someone !

[David_JAFO]

hello,
As long as you have a 'baseball' with the bat or close at hand as a friend of mine was allegedly informed by the Police. "Sorry Officer but the intruder got in the way while I was playing rounder's.." :oops:
Regards
David

....why?
Baseball bats are perfectly legal in UK. And so are torches last time I checked :D

[headshot]

i wonder if its shockproof lol

[midas]

Don't forget your glove n ball,if your out carring it!!!!Doesn't state weight???unlike a maglight with 5xD type batteries in it..
Don't see a problem if you are at home..and in "Mortal Fear of your life".

[ADz]

Knives are also legal inthe UK but only if they are at home and not for shanking someone !

Indeed. However my point still stands. The torch or baseball bat torch is still legal, same as knives are.

[Thumbcrusher]

It is illegal in the UK to carry ANYTHING with intent to use it as a weapon!

[ADz]

It is illegal in the UK to carry ANYTHING with intent to use it as a weapon!

Correct but we were discussing the legality of the item not somebody's intentions. :rolleyes:

[AJ]

A baseball bat may be legally owned. But I'm guessing you'd have a problem carrying one without a glove and ball or without being able to prove you were travelling to or from a game or practice. The torch in question is clearly not a bat and us marketed as "security" and mentions "self defence". This might contravene the Offensive Weapons Act 1996 (prohibition of the carrying of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse); but check more the definition of 'offensive weapon". I do know that you can be charged for "carrying an offensive weapon" if you have used anything "as" a weapon, even a fluffy pillow.

In short I think you'd be better off legally with a bat and torch rather than this thing.