Is it legal to carry a brass knuckles in Canada?
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Quick answer
Legal position
Current starter summary
Carrying brass knuckles is not lawful in Canada for the public because they are prohibited weapons.
Conditions
What would need to be true
A metal knuckle device designed to fit over the fingers falls within the prohibited weapon rules.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Narrow statutory exceptions can still exist for authorised official possession or prompt lawful disposal after possession by operation of law.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon can be prosecuted by indictment with up to five years imprisonment or by summary conviction.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Police can seize the item and classify it by whether it is a metal knuckle device within the prohibited weapon definition.
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Australia
Australia does not have one uniform civilian brass-knuckles rule. Victoria Police classifies a knuckle-duster as a prohibited weapon, and Victoria Police approval material says prohibited weapons generally require Chief Commissioner approval or an applicable exemption for purchase, possession, carriage or transport. Australian Border Force treats knuckle-dusters as weapons subject to border controls.
Austria
Austria classifies brass knuckles as prohibited weapons in category A. The official weapons overview says acquisition, possession and carrying of category A weapons are fundamentally prohibited.
Belgium
Belgian Justice lists American brass knuckles as prohibited weapons. Prohibited weapons cannot lawfully be possessed, bought, transported or carried by civilians.
Colombia
Colombia classifies brass knuckles (manoplas metálicas) as less-lethal kinetic items under Decreto 1563 de 2022. Their commercialization and importation are regulated, and the decree links civilian possession of less-lethal items to marking/registration procedures even though kinetic items do not require a carry permit.
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