The School Attack You Didn't Hear About... No Guns, 3 Dead, 6 Injured

[Roboteer]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

I know it's not our country, but the question presents itself... do you ban knives?

Gee, perhaps you should ban assaults, murders etc. instead?

(rolling eyes)

What makes you think that making a law against having an inanimate object, will stop someone who already wants to commit murder, from committing that murder?

Sometimes I wonder if big-govt advocate have a brain in their heads.

Ultimately humans murder others humans. Deal with the offenders swiftly and effectively.

Now you're talking. Sometimes you just can't stop a nutcase from murdering once. But there's a very good way to stop him from doing it again.

[Kristinas_Cap]

Originally Posted by Floorist

The UK made knives illegal for those under 18

in many institutional settings, the utensils are made of paper/cardboard so no one can hurt themselves. i think that sounds like a good idea if it just saves one life. i know there is an environmental impact to the production of these utensils, so maybe we would be better off just eating with our hands and cutting with our teeth.

[Brave New World]

Originally Posted by Floorist

The UK made knives illegal for those under 18

You are allowed to carry small folding pocket knives in public.

Private land or your own property, is separate to being in public, and a lot of rural areas consist of private farmland and private land used for hunting, where the law in relation to public places does not apply.

A knife or weapon is also not banned, if you can show good reason for carrying it, such as employment in relation to farming, game keeping, butchery/abattoir workers, fishermen/fishmongers, green grocers, veterinary surgeons, medical professionals, chefs/bakers, construction/demolition workers, painter and decorator, plumbers, electricians, carpenters/joiners, carpet fitters, mechanics, engineers and numerous other allied trades as well as gardening/horticulture, barbers/hairdressers, some manufacturing jobs and even retail in relation to box cutters etc etc.

Knives are also permitted to e carried as part of a religion or national costume, and this includes Sikh Kirpans.

If you can demonstrate a legitimate need or reason to carry a knife or other bladed objects then it will be deemed legal.

However there is generally no need for anyone to be walking around large urban cities or shopping centres carrying large knives or other offensive weapons unless it's in connection with employment and can be fully explained to the police.

Originally Posted by UK GOV

t’s also illegal to:

* carry most knives or any weapons in public without a ‘good reason’

* sell most knives or any weapons to anyone under the age of 18

The exception to these 2 rules are folding pocketknives that:

* have a cutting edge no longer than 3 inches

* are not lock knives (they do not have a button, spring or catch that you have to use to fold the knife)

Selling, buying and carrying knives and weapons - GOV.UK

[Loveshiscountry]

Originally Posted by serger

Read the paragraph before last, slowly.

This part? "Violent crime is rare in China,"


Because they lie about it and genocide against Uyghurs isn't really a crime now is it?