# Canadian weapons-law--when can I use one?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-weapons-law-when-can-i-use-one/356189>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 10, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-weapons-law-when-can-i-use-one/356189 "2006-05-10T04:28:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-weapons-law-when-can-i-use-one/356189/1 "2006-05-10T04:28:23Z")

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The question is basically that. If I am threatened on the street and I have, say, a Swiss-army knife in my pocket, how much danger do I have to be in to use it? What if I have a heavy-headed walking stick? Will I be charged with assault with a deadly weapon if the person threatening me isn’t similarly armed?