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We are having another knife amnesty here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5010954.stm
The law here regarding this sort of thing is quite weird. You can own, buy or sell a weapon, but if you're caught with it it's nighty- night!!
Any opinions?
The press all sensationalise the terrible weapons that have been handed in and how it gets knives off the streets etc, etc ad nauseam. I always feel really guilty about it, because we sell quite a lot of knives at my Martial Arts shop- Crouching Tiger, although we are, of course, very careful who we sell them too and, as my brother said on hearing this news, 'You've got a bloody house full of lethal weapns'. Hmmmmm. Surely the only people who are going to hand 'em in are the ones who don't want them any more? Also, if we're still selling 'em, how does it make any sense? If they stop us selling 'em, will villans just use carving knives and similar kitchen implements? (To be honest they seem to any way most of the time!)A five-week amnesty aimed at tackling knife crime across Britain - the first of its kind in a decade - has begun.
Until 30 June people can hand in knives at police stations in England, Scotland and Wales without fear of penalty.
But police have warned that once the amnesty is over, tough action will be taken on those found armed with knives.
However, some families of victims of knife crime have questioned the effectiveness of an amnesty, calling instead for tougher sentencing.
The initiative - which is running alongside a three-week campaign in Northern Ireland - comes amid growing concern at the level of knife crime in the wake of a series of fatal stabbings across the country.
Last week, 15-year-old Kiyan Prince died from a stab wound after being attacked outside his school in Edgware, north London.
And earlier this year, 18-year-old Christopher Alaneme was fatally stabbed in Sheerness, Kent.
The law here regarding this sort of thing is quite weird. You can own, buy or sell a weapon, but if you're caught with it it's nighty- night!!
Any opinions?