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| Knife amnesty nets 17,700 weapons in UK |
| 2006-06-16 |
| This is pretty much the end of Western Civilization in the UK. Can some of the British Rantburgers around here fill us in? Are knives longer than the 3" referenced in the article and axes, etc., going to have to be registered? Over 17,700 weapons were handed in during the first week of the national knives amnesty, the Home Office said. Machetes, meat cleavers and axes as well as knives were among the haul of 17,715 surrendered to the 43 police forces across England and Wales. Home office minister Vernon Coaker said the results were "encouraging". The five-week amnesty, running until 30 June, allows people to surrender knives at police stations without fear of punishment. Mr Coaker urged those who had not yet handed in their weapons to do so. "The initial figures for the first week of that campaign are very encouraging, " he said. "That is 17,715 fewer weapons that can be used in a crime against ordinary, law-abiding citizens. "If you carry a knife out of self-defence, you run the risk of having it turned on you. Carrying a knife is illegal and will not be tolerated. It could land you four years in prison" |
| Posted by:11A5S |
| #7 Next it'll be your longbow and quarterstaff. Just make sure the muzzies turn in their head choppers first. |
| Posted by: Hupitle Phereger1161 2006-06-16 18:50 |
| #6 The low level thugs in the UK carry knives rather than guns. This is just libral, whiney, look good for the newspaper's try and look to be stopping crime blah! blah! |
| Posted by: pihkalbadger 2006-06-16 17:32 |
| #5 I don't get it. What good does it do to collect knives and meat cleavers when a kitchen knife or any sharp object would have the same effect? Is it a special kind of knife they are collecting? |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-06-16 16:43 |
| #4 Then again, there are 60 MILLION people in the UK, and it could be assumed that there is at least one long knife for every one of them. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-06-16 16:36 |
| #3 "If you carry a knife out of self-defence, you run the risk of having it turned on you. And if you hit back at an attacker, it might enrage him. Better to curl into a defensive ball and wait for the police to help ... if they do ... Oh, wait -- that's ALREADY the rule in the UK, isn't it? Or at least the "highly encouraged" action to take? |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-06-16 16:05 |
| #2 They started a gun buyback up here in Boston. Mayor Menino says turn in your piece for a $200 Target gift card. He says you should do it because it's no questions asked, completely "enormous", so nobody will know who you are... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-16 15:48 |
| #1 Do you all have to eat baby food now? How do you slice your Roast Beef? Or has that been banned by your food Nazis. Man the Jolly Olde has turned into a nation of pussies and Islamo-fascists. Why don't you remaining rugged folk come on over? Hell probably could fit you all in one 747, with lots of room left over at this rate. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2006-06-16 15:41 |