Swords (Ban on Sale or Possession) (PE893) PE893, which was brought by Paul Macdonald on behalf of the save our swords campaign, calls on the Scottish Parliament to oppose the introduction of a ban on the sale or possession in Scotland of swords that are used for legitimate historical, cultural, artistic, sporting, economic or religious purposes.At its meeting on 26 October 2005, the committee agreed to write to the Scottish Executive and to Strathclyde police's violence reduction unit.