[BGHater]

'The woman was worried the razors could fall into the hands of gang members and spoke to PC James Bland and PCSO Nigel Bond to arrange their collection.'

WTH? The same Nanny stuff happens here during gun turn in at some citys. Old, artifact guns get turned in that are worth lots of money.

[CGTRWK]

The difference is that here those classic guns are melted down anyway.

Makes all the sense of burning down the house a criminal was arrested in.

[I still care]

Well, she’s 90. England is so crime ridden in areas they could fall into the wrong hands. And at least they went to a museum.

We had a story here in FL a while ago where someone turned in some valuable antique firearms, and they were going to melt them down. I think they were saved at the last minute.

[xsmommy]

sweeny todd ping....

[wideawake]

At least the Guards Museum will handle them properly.

The cravenness of the law is pathetic.

[Charles Martel]

"...a set of valuable ancient cut throat razors..."

Is this a commonly-used description in the U.K. (akin to "straight razor"), or is the press indulging in needless fear-mongering?

[Minnesoootan]

"worried the razors could fall into the hands of gang members"

It's so extreeeemly difficult to just make a knife.....

[GourmetDan]

"Both officers researched the items and they discovered that they belonged to the woman’s deceased husband who was a Regimental barber for the Irish Guards between 1925-1953 at a local army barracks in Caterham."

Apparently, what were once common, barber tools are now 'dangerous weapons'.

Slight cultural shift noted.

/sarc

[onedoug]

Occam’s Razor

[sheik yerbouty]

Oh the inanity!

[BlazingArizona]

A collection like this could bring in many dirhams if sold to one of the local madrassas. This could be a bloody good way of raising money for the Guardian.

[Huntress]

Alien: "Kneel before my slingshot, puny Earthling....
(Moe enters) Ah, he's got a board with a nail in it!"

Moe: "Enslave humanity, willya?"

Alien: "Run, Kodos!"

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“ancient?” ?????
Since when does somethin’ from the pst hundred years qualify as “ancient?”
an·cient1 Audio Help [eyn-shuhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. of or in time long past, esp. before the end of the Western Roman Empire a.d. 476: ancient history.
2. dating from a remote period; of great age: ancient rocks; ancient trees.
3. very old; aged: an ancient folk tale.

[CrazyIvan]

Never bring a razor to a gun fight.

[Jack Hammer]

Clearly, the English should simply hand in to government authorities their t*sticles and be done with it. FUBAR - the nation is utterly FUBAR.

[marktwain]

I notice that there was no mention of compensation to the widow for the donation of these valuable cultural artifacts.