When I ship to the UK (about 1/4 of my business) I never label it knife in any way. Usually camping tool. Maybe now I'll just put bottle opener. I know you cant change human behavior by making more laws, people will do what they want. Kitchen knives make sense for a cheap weapon. At a dollar store here you can get a 12 inch made in china butcher knife for $2. Thats the most cost effective stabbing tool. Wouldnt an under 18 yr old just take a kitchen knife from home? Seems weird to ban selling them one when they can use one at home to make dinner. In prisons where all weapons are banned, people still sharpen spoons and toothbrushes. You can ban all sharp things, it doesnt mean a teenager still cant carry a sharp object to stab someone with.heinnie haynes is a cool site hope they can have an impact politically
Quote from: Syph007 on October 13, 2017, 03:55:48 PMWhen I ship to the UK (about 1/4 of my business) I never label it knife in any way. Usually camping tool. Maybe now I'll just put bottle opener. I know you cant change human behavior by making more laws, people will do what they want. Kitchen knives make sense for a cheap weapon. At a dollar store here you can get a 12 inch made in china butcher knife for $2. Thats the most cost effective stabbing tool. Wouldnt an under 18 yr old just take a kitchen knife from home? Seems weird to ban selling them one when they can use one at home to make dinner. In prisons where all weapons are banned, people still sharpen spoons and toothbrushes. You can ban all sharp things, it doesnt mean a teenager still cant carry a sharp object to stab someone with.heinnie haynes is a cool site hope they can have an impact politicallyWell, there is a suggestion on making saver kitchen knives with the so called R-blade(Image removed from quote.)Not really sure how they want to enforce everybody to give up their kitchen knife and replace it with this. I also presume that carrying a kitchen knife is already outlawed. So, they should rather enforce the existing laws than just create new ones...
Quote from: Etherealicer on October 13, 2017, 04:27:42 PMQuote from: Syph007 on October 13, 2017, 03:55:48 PMWhen I ship to the UK (about 1/4 of my business) I never label it knife in any way. Usually camping tool. Maybe now I'll just put bottle opener. I know you cant change human behavior by making more laws, people will do what they want. Kitchen knives make sense for a cheap weapon. At a dollar store here you can get a 12 inch made in china butcher knife for $2. Thats the most cost effective stabbing tool. Wouldnt an under 18 yr old just take a kitchen knife from home? Seems weird to ban selling them one when they can use one at home to make dinner. In prisons where all weapons are banned, people still sharpen spoons and toothbrushes. You can ban all sharp things, it doesnt mean a teenager still cant carry a sharp object to stab someone with.heinnie haynes is a cool site hope they can have an impact politicallyWell, there is a suggestion on making saver kitchen knives with the so called R-blade(Image removed from quote.)Not really sure how they want to enforce everybody to give up their kitchen knife and replace it with this. I also presume that carrying a kitchen knife is already outlawed. So, they should rather enforce the existing laws than just create new ones...+1.UK laws already prohibit carrying locking knives, fixed blades and slippies over 3" without a reason (work, camping, etc).Seems reasonable to me, they should just enforce it more to stop people carrying kitchen knives.
Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on October 13, 2017, 04:30:53 PMQuote from: Etherealicer on October 13, 2017, 04:27:42 PMQuote from: Syph007 on October 13, 2017, 03:55:48 PMWhen I ship to the UK (about 1/4 of my business) I never label it knife in any way. Usually camping tool. Maybe now I'll just put bottle opener. I know you cant change human behavior by making more laws, people will do what they want. Kitchen knives make sense for a cheap weapon. At a dollar store here you can get a 12 inch made in china butcher knife for $2. Thats the most cost effective stabbing tool. Wouldnt an under 18 yr old just take a kitchen knife from home? Seems weird to ban selling them one when they can use one at home to make dinner. In prisons where all weapons are banned, people still sharpen spoons and toothbrushes. You can ban all sharp things, it doesnt mean a teenager still cant carry a sharp object to stab someone with.heinnie haynes is a cool site hope they can have an impact politicallyWell, there is a suggestion on making saver kitchen knives with the so called R-blade(Image removed from quote.)Not really sure how they want to enforce everybody to give up their kitchen knife and replace it with this. I also presume that carrying a kitchen knife is already outlawed. So, they should rather enforce the existing laws than just create new ones...+1.UK laws already prohibit carrying locking knives, fixed blades and slippies over 3" without a reason (work, camping, etc).Seems reasonable to me, they should just enforce it more to stop people carrying kitchen knives. All this and much more was covered in my letter to my MP. It seems to have struck a chord too, as it has now been forwarded to the Home Secretary herself, who initiated these proposals/consultations. I hope this is the start of a rational and considered dialogue.
inbred knuckle dragging smurfwits
my apologies to anyone who misinterpretted my intention. The usage as I am familiar with it and intended it, is unthinking animalistic peoples of all genders, races, ages, religions, and any other demographic you care to mention.
I for the hell of me can't see yet why would they believe these stupid, expensive and counterproductive measures will stop crime, or reduce it. If you're a criminal, by definition you don't care for the law to a certain extent, so change the law and, guess what? You don't even care, because you've already decided to ignore it prior to any change.
How in he hell did we ever make it out of the '70's, man? No seatbelt regulations, smoking cigarettes everywhere, I'm like 7 sitting on my father's lap steering the car down the road while my dad sips a beer and waves to the policeman as we go by, and no knife and very little gun regulation. Play dates instead of just letting kids go outside and play. Need a helmet on a bike now...