Are brass knuckles really illegal? In most countries, the purchase, possession, shipping or use of brass knuckles is illegal. The legality however varies from country to country. For example, the posession alone is prohibited in Canada while in France it is freely sold to people of legal age.
Also known as 'brass knucks', 'knuckles', 'knucks' and 'knuckle dusters', brass knuckles have been around for a long time and were incorporated into the so-called Apache Revolvers used by criminals in France in the early 1900s. This lends some justification to its illegality.
The reason brass knuckles are illegal is because they are potentially dangerous weapon and can be used in physical combats to inflict severe bodily harm. Even to the user, brass knuckles can inflict self injury such as bruising and finger breakage if not used properly.
Knuckles can be custom made to fit individual hand but rarely ever fits the user perfectly. To a great extent they have been incorporated into fashion and sometimes freely sold at flea markets and some sword and weapon shops. Its reputation however makes people sell brass knuckles stealthily.
Some knuckle devices are made of hardened plastic rather than metal and common varieties include those with belt buckle attachment, spiked knuckles, maiden fingers, fat boys, wedding rings and brass knuckles with imprintable images. Brass knuckles can shatter bones as well as shred soft tissue.
Chinyemike Okonji
www.makequids.com
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