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(10 September 2012, 18:17)Jan Wrote: What are the legal issues with having a slingshot/catapult in your bedside table, and a decorative jar full of stones/pebbles, would the plod do anything if you disturbed an intruder by firing a few pebbles at them?

hmmm hard to say, after a bit of research i found this on yahoo answers

"Are slingshots/catapults illegal in the UK?
I've been hearing both yes and no and would like to clear things up."

"Hi,

Catapults are not illegal in Britain but if used or carried as a weapon they become illegal. You don't have to justify why you are carrying one but in town a police officer is likely to be suspicious. In the countryside it's going to be rather different, even in a public access wood or moorland area, as using one for target practice or even hunting is legal.

On private property, your own or anyone elses, you are perfectly OK.

Hope that cleared things up."

so it sounds like it should be ok to use it as a self defence weapon, but as with any method of self defence its not so much whats used to do so, but the degree of damage you do to a would invader, even if you simply beat the crap out of someone with your bare hands chances are plod would take you up on that and arrest you!........so i'd say it should be fine, just try not to do any permanent damage lol