Posted on 04/08/2018 3:33:43 PM PDT by Hojczyk
war might he be referring to?
Knives.
And, acid.
“An epidemic of stabbings and acid attacks in London has gotten so bad that London mayor Sadiq Khan is announcing broad new "knife control" policies designed to keep these weapons of war out of the hands of Londoners looking to cause others harm.”
The mayor further tweeted:
“No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law.”
“Never a reason to carry a knife...”
He’s probably right. If you dared to use one to defend yourself, you would be looking at charges.
The current laws are pretty strict:
https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives
A non locking 3” blade seems to be legal to carry. But, that’s about it.
(Excerpt) Read more at glocktalk.com ...
A club can be construed to be a ‘weapon of war’ according to the idiots who construe knives, etc. as ‘weapons of war’.........
Are fruitcakes illegal yet? Those things can do some serious damage.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/29179/londons-mayor-declares-intense-new-knife-control-emily-zanotti
The article..for some reason the daily wire is band here....what happened to free speech..
Well there we have it! A problems solved peaceful utopian wonderland......
So much upheaval, so few foreign nationals.
No more sharpened pencils kids
A non-locking blade? I don’t want to cut my fingers off.
Wait for it - assault spoons.
What about a pointed stick?
Really, Knife Control?
They can solve many problems by banning those who use such weapons.
This is good news to pass more laws because criminals follow laws.
It's inevitable.
Who need s knife the older gentleman who killed the intruder over there used a screwdriver.
My thoughts exactly. I love the UK, but the Tories are the embodiment of Brave Sir Robin.
What about the pointed heads on the folks who come up with these laws?
NO NEED FOR ANY CITIZEN TO OWN ANY FORM OF METAL.
Soon walking canes will be banned. That old person hobbling down the street could be a terrorist bent on destruction and mayhem.
LOL LOL can’t make this sh*t up..knives are now weapons of war..how about high heel shoes, those suckers can be used as a weapon too, should we ban them next
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