There was a time when well-equipped people were expected to have a small folding knife handy for mundane cutting chores. I can't even count the number of times each day that I turn to the helpful tool clipped to the top of my pocket. The notion of a 3" knife having primary use as a "weapon" is simply outrageous and the fantasy of socialists.
~ Blue Jays ~
"...Pre-amnesty there were an average of 34.9 daily knife offences in London, dropping to 31 in the amnesty. Six weeks later, that figure was 34.2..."
How much does everyone want to make a bet that those "knife offences" included innocent people walking down the street with a utilitarian Spyderco Delica clipped to their pocket? Police likely appeared out of nowhere to snag the hapless "offender" of the laws so they were "doing something" about crime.
~ Blue Jays ~