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May 27, 2005

Do you have a license for that long, pointy kitchen knife?

You knew it was coming. A&E doctors are calling for a ban on long pointed kitchen knives to reduce deaths from stabbing..

A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent crime is on the increase - and kitchen knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings.

They argued many assaults are committed impulsively, prompted by alcohol and drugs, and a kitchen knife often makes an all too available weapon.

The research is published in the British Medical Journal.

The researchers said there was no reason for long pointed knives to be publicly available at all.

The only moment of pull-back is this:
A spokesperson for the Association of Chief Police Officers said: "ACPO supports any move to reduce the number of knife related incidents, however, it is important to consider the practicalities of enforcing such changes."
Kitchen inspections. That's what it will call for. With confiscation of unlicensed knives.

via Samizdata

Posted by CrankyProfessor at May 27, 2005 9:19 AM