Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy View Post
Lothians police have issued a statement saying that anyone who comes to the Gathering in July at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh( the biggest clan gathering since Sir Walter Scott invited King George to come to Edinburgh and this visit reinstated the kilt as the national dress of Scotland) and brings with them a sword then they will be arrested immediately.
I suppose they are talking about the clan re-actments which faeture these weapons.
The sgian dubh will still be allowed
Maybe, but you'd be surprised at what some Americans and Canadaians wear to highland games: broadswords, claymores, pistols, dirks, Lochaber axes, machetes, maces...the display can be mind-boggling! I'm sure it is these sorts the constabulary have in mind.