Reply #73: read a little further

[piedmont]

It's unclear to me why you find this ridiculous.


If it's unclear to you, then re-read the article. Here, I'll help-- this is from the article:


The researchers say legislation to ban the sale of long pointed knives would be a key step in the fight against violent crime.

"The Home Office is looking for ways to reduce knife crime.

"We suggest that banning the sale of long pointed knives is a sensible and practical measure that would have this effect."


This is the sort of nanny-state crud Americans don't need or want, and it's just the next step in a progression of consolidating power in the hands of the government in the name of "safety." If we further restrict the possession or sale of firearms because of the reasoning you've demonstrated
in this thread, then next year we'll be having this conversation about kitchen knives and God knows what else.