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Can I Carry or Possess Weapons for the Purpose of Self-Defence? You are not allowed to carry weapons for the purpose of self-defence. Under the right of self-defence, you are allowed to defend yourself, or your property, against an offence. However, you are not allowed to use greater force than necessary to defend yourself. Thus, the use of a weapon to defend yourself, whether the weapon is an imitation one or real, might be considered excessive if the attacker was not using a weapon against you. Even if you do not use the weapon, possessing a weapon for self-defence (e.g., simply carrying it in your bag) will still be a criminal offence. A 32-year-old man admitted to carrying a 20cm butter knife for self-protection when he went to the home of an acquaintance. He was jailed 3 months for the possession of an offensive weapon. https://singaporelegaladvice.com/law-articles/laws-prohibited-replica-self-defence-weapons/ While I completely understand and agree with the rationale against possession of any self-defence weapons such as knives etc, can't help but to wonder, how can we as a society do more to help fellow members of the public? It's the same intent as keeping a fire extinguisher in your car, etc. Never know if we may need it one day or perhaps help another motorist in need. A fire extinguisher can even be used to fend off an attacker. What about sporting equipments such as baseball bats? Tops my list. Is a baseball bat illegal to keep inside our car? I googled and there are some which can double up as a torchlight too. Do y'all keep something similar inside your car just in case or for those trips up north? Nothing illegal of course.