The UK needs stricter knife control....

[Old Hippy]

You just have to show ID to the delivery man and sign for it? That's it?

Worse than I thought...

not to worry, I'm sure the Brits will introduce stronger knife and machete laws IF it becomes a trend

 

[FriendlyFire]

Guns are designed to shoot.

Nuclear bombs are design to create nuclear fission.

 

[Bugfatty300]

Nuclear bombs are design to create nuclear fission.

God was designed to enlighten.

 

[Grendeldef]

God was designed to enlighten.

That's a novel one.

 

[ParkCungHee]

As I understand it, the assailant had a machete.

Call me clueless, but one would assume such a weapon was not obtained legally

A machete isn't a weapon.

 

[Bugfatty300]

not to worry, I'm sure the Brits will introduce stronger knife and machete laws IF it becomes a trend

Stabbings are not a trend in the UK? The great Google disagrees! Let's see some action already.

 

[Arwon]

Wow this thread is really stupid

 

[Old Hippy]

Stabbings are not a trend in the UK? The great Google disagrees! Let's see some action already.

haven't they already restricted sales of knives to minors and limited blade sizes, restricted where you can carry them... by regulation

 

[Bugfatty300]

haven't they already restricted sales of knives to minors and limited blade sizes, restricted where you can carry them... by regulation

So basically the same amount of knife regulation in the US of A, more or less. Not very impressive. Why doesn't the UK apply the same restrictions to bladed weapons as they do firearms? Yeah one is more effective than the other but where's the harm in it? Won't it save lives and hospital bills?

 

[Old Hippy]

So basically the same amount of knife regulation in the US of A, more or less. Not very impressive. Why doesn't the UK apply the same restrictions to bladed weapons as they do firearms? Yeah one is more effective than the other but where's the harm in it? Won't it save lives and hospital bills?

I can only agree with you, they been slow to react, but after this I'm sure that gardening implements will soon be incorporated into the dangerous weapons category,

 

[Farm Boy]

A machete isn't a weapon.

You should really read more about Rwanda.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Or basically any story about Asian or South American jungles.

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=135355011

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Banning blades would go against god's natural law.

How else would those who live by the sword perish?

 

[aelf]

I'm not sure why gun nuts don't just admit that they prize the right to bear arms more than whatever consequences might arise from the easy availability of guns. That seems to be their conviction, ultimately, but they still insist on trying to make inane and assinine arguments about how guns don't kill or how they don't kill any more than other things that do not have as much range, convenience, etc. Really makes you wonder if the stereotype about gun nuts is actually true.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I have to agree with Arwon.

 

[Atticus]

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