After gun control...

[kandrathe]

There's knives, and there's knives. This is another story alltogether, but I fail to see why some people feel the need to walk around with switchblade knives, and the like in places like train stations, late at night. What are you going to do, open large volumes of cardboard boxes with one? Descale your midnight catch? Come out as one of the two losers of a knife fight when another guy with a knife jumps you? I mean, I can at least understand the rationale of self-defense with guns, but there are no winners in a knife fight.

From what I've heard, the culture on the Isles is somewhat different from that this side of the pond... And getting at least some knives out of the hands of chavs and retards of their ilk (Or use that as an excuse to bring them in) is a decent enough means and ends.

Keep in mind that I'm talking about carrying knives in public places. Cracking down on sale of knives alltogether? That's just not sensible.

Yes, your suggested approach is sensible. We have laws like that in our cities regarding carrying concealed weapons without a permit. The law covers guns, knives, saps, brass knuckles, or anything that would be contrued as a weapon. People who need to carry weapons as a part of their jobs are given permits to do so.