You could give someone a right nasty smack with just a soled bagpipe chanter. (Of course, it probably wouldn't play very well afterwards...)
Posted on 11/22/2004 4:41:35 PM PST by scouse
Crackdown targets knife culture
First Minister Jack McConnell has announced a five-point programme to clamp down on knife crime.
The maximum jail term for possessing an offensive weapon will be doubled from two years to four under the proposals.
He wants to ban the sale of swords and introduce a licensing scheme for retailers selling knives.
He also announced plans to give police more powers of search and arrest and to increase the age limit for buying a knife from 16 to 18.
The new measures are being drawn up by a cabinet sub-committee chaired by Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson.
The cabinet agreed to establish the group last Wednesday when it received a stark presentation about knife crime in Glasgow from Strathclyde Police.
Offensive weapon
"We had a particular discussion on the issue of knife crime recently and we have agreed a package of measures that we will be consulting on early in the New Year," said Mr McConnell.
"We will be putting forward the action we believe is required to tackle the scandalously high level of knife crime in Scotland."
He said that 50% of the homicides in Scotland in 2002 were caused by knives or other sharp instruments.
The remainder of this article can be accessed at URL given above
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
No problem. We can make screws and drivers out of soft plastic. It might be hard to get people on an airplane, but sacrifices must be made to protect the people.
Crackdown targets knife culture?!
How dare they crackdown on others cultures. There I was thinking that they embraced diversity and the cultures of others. Do the Islamists and their culture not inflict death too? So why this discrimination against knives?
Who is next? When will this madness stop?
First they came for the Knives,
and I did not speak out
because I was not a knife.
Then they came for the big sticks of wood,
and I did not speak out
because I was not a big stick of wood.
Then they came for nail files
and I did not speak out
because I was not a nail file
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
I think you would have to try it to understand. Hey! One of you brits send Red a case of vegemite.
:-)
Any problem can be solved if you throw enough laws at it. (sarc)
You could give someone a right nasty smack with just a soled bagpipe chanter. (Of course, it probably wouldn't play very well afterwards...)
5.56mm
Ahhhh yessss. Smear the queer. I love that game. We played with footballs, tennis balls, even balls of paper or foil. When our teacher had confiscated everything...we played rocks! LOL.
Man, those were the days.
I mean with rocks.
Is it animal, vegetable or mineral?
Or undectable?
Weapons Cache Found in House
"clamp down on knife crime"
"The maximum jail term for possessing an offensive weapon will be doubled"
Of course. Fight criminal ACTS by penalizing OWNERSHIP. Yep, makes perfect sense.
What will they do when people start hitting each other with bricks?
Next they'll come for the pointed sticks.
But they are going to have to pry my frying pan from my cold dead hands.
That link that was given to you tells all about it.
It is like margarine, but with more of a chemical pungency to it.
Look. You start working on airplanes using screws and drivers made of soft plastic, there's no way you're going to get me on one of those planes.
Or anywhere near their flight paths...
I want a ban on ass jawbones.
Like a murderer is going to care there is a law against knives.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.