http://www.dulochpark.comRSS feeds for Scottish Ju-Jitsu Society60http://www.dulochpark.com/News/tabid/54/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/20/Katana-ban.aspx#Comments0http://www.dulochpark.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=54&ModuleID=368&ArticleID=20http://www.dulochpark.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=20&PortalID=0&TabID=54http://www.dulochpark.com/News/tabid/54/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/20/Katana-ban.aspx You may have read or heard recently that the Government are trying to ban swords, including the Japanese Katana.This is a knee-jerk reaction to the bad press that the katana swords have received in the last year.Not everyone who owns or uses a katana is a hooligan, thug, villain or homicidal maniac, the majority of these swords are owned by collectors or more importantly serious martial artists.If the Katana and other Oriental swords are banned then we will see the end of a number of very traditional martial arts in the UK. Sign the petition and try and get the Government to rethink their plans, maybe licence them, restrict sales to specific outlets. But is a total ban really the answer? Save Our Swords - Online Petition  bo88ySat, 23 Sep 2006 19:06:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:20