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Two people murdered in Swedish IKEA due to weak knife control laws
American Thinker ^ | 08/13/2015 | NewsMachete

Posted on 08/13/2015 7:47:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Two people were killed at an IKEA in Sweden by an assailant.  Due to Sweden's abysmally weak knife control laws, the killer was able to murder both of them with an unregistered blade.

A man and a woman were killed and a third injured in a knife attack at an IKEA store in the Swedish city of Vasteras on Monday and two suspects were arrested, police said.

While Sweden has strict gun control laws, it has no knife control legislation.  Anyone can go into a home goods store and buy a knife.  A knife buyer doesn't have to undergo a background check.  There is no waiting period to buy any kind of kitchen utensil.  Knives are sold without regulation at cooking conventions.  People are allowed to have knives loose at home, and not locked up in a knife safe.  People are even allowed to openly carry knives around with them, which people in the food preparation industry flagrantly do.  And there is no knife registry, so if a knife is used in an attack, it's untraceable.

Now that Sweden has heavily regulated gun use, Sweden needs to regulate knife use.  Of course, once Sweden starts to regulate knives, then  killers will use hammers and saws, and those will need to be regulated, too.  Salad spoons could be sharpened into shanks, so they will need to be kept track of as well.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beheading; ikea; knifemurder; sweden
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1 posted on 08/13/2015 7:47:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 08/13/2015 7:48:11 AM PDT by dfwgator
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They probably got the knife due to the Knife Show Loop Hole I keep hearing about.


3 posted on 08/13/2015 7:51:01 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: SeekAndFind

Please tell me this is satire - given the whackiness of the Leftists, I can’t be sure anymore...


4 posted on 08/13/2015 7:51:19 AM PDT by Old Sarge (I prep because DHS and FEMA told me it was a good idea...)
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IT IS SATIRE ( This was taken from a conservative website )


5 posted on 08/13/2015 7:53:49 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (qu)
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To: SeekAndFind

The first murderer, Cain, did not use a gun. Arguably Satan murdered Adam and Eve with lies.


6 posted on 08/13/2015 7:54:28 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (Of those born of women there is not risen one greater than John The Baptist.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Thank you...


7 posted on 08/13/2015 7:54:46 AM PDT by Old Sarge (I prep because DHS and FEMA told me it was a good idea...)
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If you replace Sweden with UK, it magically becomes reality.

Not kidding.


8 posted on 08/13/2015 7:56:18 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It may be satire...but the UK actually does have knife control laws.


9 posted on 08/13/2015 7:56:29 AM PDT by lacrew
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I am most distressed about the widespread abuse of skate keys and clock keys. These are horrific weapons capable of inflicting terrible scratches and scrapes. They MUST be outlawed.

I also am concerned about the illicit use of fish hooks and sewing needles. When will we stop arming our children with murderous weapons?

10 posted on 08/13/2015 7:56:34 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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If you replace Sweden with UK, it magically becomes reality. Not kidding.


11 posted on 08/13/2015 7:57:08 AM PDT by Old Sarge (I prep because DHS and FEMA told me it was a good idea...)
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What about pointed sticks?


12 posted on 08/13/2015 7:58:33 AM PDT by dfwgator
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It may have been written with a satirical bent, but the incident described actually happened, AND:

- One victim was beheaded
- The perp was a “Muslim Asylum Seeker”
- Rumors that Allahu Akbar was shouted before the attack

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3323988/posts


13 posted on 08/13/2015 8:02:36 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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RE: What about pointed sticks?

Rocks, we should have rock and stone control. I’ve seen people killed by murderers throwing rocks to their head.


14 posted on 08/13/2015 8:04:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (qu)
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To: SeekAndFind

As always, idiots everywhere are fixated on the object. They should turn their attention to the source of the problem: a human whose “value” system lets him attack and injure someone. The kind of human that liberalism is producing by the millions.


15 posted on 08/13/2015 8:09:32 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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And fresh fruit?


16 posted on 08/13/2015 8:11:42 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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“Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I’ll tell you something my lad. When you’re walking home tonight and some homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don’t come crying to me!”


17 posted on 08/13/2015 8:17:18 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Solution: Toss out all the Islamic people—don’t let any more in. They should be called a death cult and banned.


18 posted on 08/13/2015 8:40:14 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t give the anti’s here in America any ideas. Noo Yawk already makes most knives, which are protected by the 2nd Amendment, illegal to own, and certainly illegal to carry on one’s person.


19 posted on 08/13/2015 8:56:47 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (AMERICA IS DONE! When can we start over?)
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Maybe someone will also blame Roberto the stab-happy manbot from Futurama for the problem!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj2dmQruJXs


20 posted on 08/13/2015 9:03:34 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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