The Next Logical Step in Gun Control

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

I’m not kidding, there’s NO WAY I could make up something this ludicrous.
From the bbc.com website:

Doctors call for ban on kitchen knives

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.
In contrast, a pointed long blade pierces the body like "cutting into a ripe melon".
The use of knives is particularly worrying amongst adolescents, say the researchers, reporting that 24% of 16-year-olds have been shown to carry weapons, primarily knives.
The study found links between easy access to domestic knives and violent assault are long established.
French laws in the 17th century decreed that the tips of table and street knives be ground smooth.
A century later, forks and blunt-ended table knives were introduced in the UK in an effort to reduce injuries during arguments in public eating houses.
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."

Government response

Home Office spokesperson said there were already extensive restrictions in place to control the sale and possession of knives.
"The law already prohibits the possession of offensive weapons in a public place, and the possession of knives in public without good reason or lawful authority, with the exception of a folding pocket knife with a blade not exceeding three inches.
"Offensive weapons are defined as any weapon designed or adapted to cause injury, or intended by the person possessing them to do so.
"An individual has to demonstrate that he had good reason to possess a knife, for example for fishing, other sporting purposes or as part of his profession (e.g. a chef) in a public place.
"The manufacture, sale and importation of 17 bladed, pointed and other offensive weapons have been banned, in addition to flick knives and gravity knives."
A spokesperson for the Association of Chief Police Officers said: "ACPO supports any move to reduce the number of knife related incidents; however, it is important to consider the practicalities of enforcing such changes."

[hutchies]

These people need to realize that it is not the knifes fault. It is the idiots that pick them up. Hence the saying "Guns don't kill people, People kill people". The same goes for knives.

[fisherguy]

good for them! Next they better get those nasty screwdrivers off the market, and then baseball bats...does anyone really need to own a baseball bat? lol

[buckee]

Yep, and I think is high-time we went back to horse and buggy too. These cars kill way to many people

When, oh when is the general public going to wake up and realize that all of these weapons problems stem from a very deep spiritual problem in America, Canada and around the world. It's not a weapons problem, it's a spiritual problem.

[wtnhunt]

Pretty sure I have seen this somewhere before.

Few years ago I heard on the radio about a bank holdup thinking it was in North Carolina where the criminal used a rusty old pitchfork. Wonder how many people over time have been killed with sticks and stones?

Banning anything or restricting is just not the answer. The sick minded animals out there who want to harm others will find a way.

[markyj987]

As soon as I saw the story, I went and started a thead about it...only to see this one 2 minutes later.

Sorry about that...but I was distracted--trying to figure out a new way to cut pork chops...lol

[stevebeilgard]

when kitchen knives are outlawed, only outlaws will be able to eat properly.

[robk]

i have in my truck two knives and both are for hunting. i have been asked why i keep them there and i tell the police if i am out and forget to put he knife i usually carry on my belt or in my pack i have backup. they asked me what would happen if a police officer came up to my windoq and asked if you had any weapons and i told him i would let him know i had them and what they are for and so far they have never tripped out on me so i don't see anything wrong with havin them and if you get carjacked you might be able to put some hurt on one of the culprits andmaybe even stop the jacking. and i don't give up my knives they are always needed aroudnthe house and having a switchblade knife and hunting knife are two different things. i have 1 knife i have had for well over 5 years and it is my utility knife and it is some dummies that create the problems we have now in congress. knives are used daily in and out of the house and i am sure the knife is probably the oldest of tools to be used and it is a common piece of equipment for inside or outside the house
good luck
rob k