This is precisely why firearm activists refuse to give an inch when it comes to gun control. Any new restrictions are never enough. People who want to do harm will do it with whatever means are available. The UK banned guns and now there is a movement to ban kitchen knives. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4581871.stm A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent crime is on the increase - and kitchen knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings. They argued many assaults are committed impulsively, prompted by alcohol and drugs, and a kitchen knife often makes an all too available weapon. The research is published in the British Medical Journal. The researchers said there was no reason for long pointed knives to be publicly available at all. They consulted 10 top chefs from around the UK, and found such knives have little practical value in the kitchen. None of the chefs felt such knives were essential, since the point of a short blade was just as useful when a sharp end was needed. The researchers said a short pointed knife may cause a substantial superficial wound if used in an assault - but is unlikely to penetrate to inner organs.
Neither of those statements are true. You clearly don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about.
Yeah, they have already banned a bunch of knives but heck, you got to do something to save the children!
Why did you bring up a story from 2005? And there is no movement to ban knives. Also when it comes to gun violence in Britain it's well and truly minimal.
the usa has some strict knife laws themselves, most pocketknives are illegal in many states, just most ignore the law .
Yes thanks, though I already knew that the two statements "The UK has banned guns" and "The UK wants to ban knives" were untrue. If you're really interested in a discussion of gun and knife laws in the UK, it'd be a good idea to actually know what those laws are. Just a friendly suggestion.
