Dual-use furniture

British homes are subject to more break-ins — especially while there are people in the house — than almost anywhere else in the western world. At the same time, the government and the courts have been steadily restricting the rights of homeowners to defend their property and their own persons. Expect to see more "quick-convert" items like this in the near future.

And then expect the government to add them to the list of things homeowners are not allowed to own or use soon afterwards.

Hat tip to Shelley Rabinovitch for the URL.