[KeyLargo]

The UK is working on it.

UK moving towards ban of sharp, pointy chef knives. 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.

They consulted 10 top chefs from around the UK, and found such knives have little practical value in the kitchen. None of the chefs felt such knives were essential, since the point of a short blade was just as useful when a sharp end was needed.

The researchers said a short pointed knife may cause a substantial superficial wound if used in an assault - but is unlikely to penetrate to inner organs.

[mylife]

These people are insane.

[caveat emptor]

The researchers said a short pointed knife may cause a substantial superficial wound if used in an assault - but is unlikely to penetrate to inner organs.

Perhaps, but....

[Eleutheria5]

UK moving towards ban of sharp, pointy chef knives. 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.

Let’s not forget eye gouges. Register all fingers.

99% of all rapists use penises as the weapon of penetration. Obviously, this is a convenient weapon, especially when prompted by alcohol, drugs, and randiness.

Then there’s head-butting, biting, and knees to the groin, all commonly used at football riots.

The most deadly weapon of all is a shoe lace or necktie, used for garroting. The Thugist cult was especially fond of the garrot.

[Lazamataz]

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.

I saw this. They intend that only long ROUNDED knives be sold and possessed.

See, because it is IMPOSSIBLE to grind a rounded point, to a sharp point. Metal doesn't respond like that. If a criminal tried to grind a rounded point to a sharp one, the knife would get out it's cell phone and call the police.

[the scotsman]

Yes, there have been minor calls for banning certain knives, but nobody takes them seriously. Even the PC last Labour govt ignored such calls.

Kitchen knives etc are not banned in the UK. Nor will they ever be.

[MaxMax]

since the point of a short blade was just as useful when a sharp end was needed.

Stupid. Anybody who reads about knife fighting knows where the points are that kill.
And all it takes is a 1/2 inch blade, front or back, even low inside the leg. 3-min death.