I’m curious how many of these were run-of-the-mill pocket knives.
If we give this sort of vapid nonsense the standing of a logical argument, nearly anything can be justified.
Interesting you say that.
Recently a young "Disturbed" boy, took a large kitchen knife off the shelf in a Coles supermarket and proceeded to stab a worker in the back multiple times.
She survived.
The boy was arrested.
Coles has now taken the sale of ALL knives out of their stores.
Wandind didn't help here at all.
The nutcase that went on the rampage some time ago also used a large kitchen knife and when the weapon was knocked from his hand, he ran into another store and grabbed another one.
Police have had to resort to terminal force several times in the last few years to stop a knife wielding attacker, always large kitchen knives.
The common theme here isnt that they were all using a specific type of knife, although large kitchen knives seem to be the weapon of choice, but that all the offenders had a mental problem.
More and more draconian laws around knives isnt cutting it, no pun intended.
Better mental health help would be more effective.
As would more effective punishment for knife crime.
The whole intent of this OP was to point out that we, as knife owners and users of knives, could eventually see the removal of these very useful tools for no good reason.
Knives have been carried since man first learned to chip away at a stone and make a sharp tool.
Then he put a handle on it to make it even more useful.
these first "knives" weren't weapons, they were tools, use as a weapon came later.
But there has been an evolution of "knives" over the last 40 to 50 years.
They have become very useful and multifaceted tools that can do everything from sawing through wood to doing up screws.
Unfortunately, some people use them as weapons, but there needs to be a clear distinction between "tools" and "weapons".
I see, as the laws become more and more draconian, we will lose the ability to carry anything even vaguely resembling a knife.
And even taking knives from Australians for use anywhere, even in the home.
I note now that many meat packaging offerings these days are already cut up.
How long before ALL meat products are pre-cut so a knife isn't necessary.
And then Banned from use.
Sounds far fetched?
look back a few years at just what is now illegal in every country.
Look at how things that were considered normal are now banned.
There are new laws being introduced every day, something like 1 new law every week, every week of the year.
Can we ever understand and be aware of all these laws?
remember "ignorance of the law is no excuse" in every country.
So its quite possible that ALL of us are unknowingly breaking some laws that we are not even aware exist.
And it starts in one country and eventually spreads.
I have gone on too long.
Knives to me are tools. Multitools doubly so.
But wea re relinquishing our rights to have tools for reasons that make no real sense.
End of rant.
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