Knife amnesty

Steinar · 05-31-2006, 11:39 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5010954.stm

"Crime and insecurity are both aspects of the crisis of Western society at the close of the millennium. This sense of helplessness, itself fueled by the government's monopolization of the means of force, is then used by the central state to justify suppressing still more personal liberties and the right to self-defense. The state presents this process as natural and logical, as the only solution to the problems that plague us. But it is nothing of the sort. It is simply government doing what government does best: monopolizing power."

Jeremy Black, in Chronicles, January 1998

lugerholsterrepair · 05-31-2006, 12:40 PM

George Orwell would be proud to know that his prophesies are coming true. This is government at it's looniest. This is the strategy of defense....I agree with the Woman in this article that thought tougher penalties for criminals would be better. Jerry Burney

Fabian23 · 05-31-2006, 01:20 PM

I moved from the UK principaly for work reasons, but the way things are going, I very much doubt I will return to live there. Blair is making a fine mess of a fine country. I am lucky that I was not yet into firearms collecting when the firearm amnesty took place so I did not have to part with anything, now it is the turn of knives

Will I be arrested for having my swiss army knife on my belt next time I go and visit the parents?...How far is this paranoia going to go?

Ron Smith · 05-31-2006, 03:05 PM

I suppose once they confiscate all of the knives. Whiffle bats will be next.

trigger643 · 07-01-2006, 02:48 PM

well, this will certainly mean an increase in fork related crimes...

lew1 · 07-01-2006, 03:10 PM

Don't forget how dangerous A ball point pen is.

Ponyman · 07-01-2006, 05:42 PM

Any child with a good pencil sharpener can produce a better weapon than a ball-point!

Vlim · 07-01-2006, 08:01 PM

Do not underestimate the danger of paper cuts. Paper should be banned!

pipeman45 · 07-02-2006, 09:46 AM

Government bans should be banned.
Look how they raise your blood pressure.
And we all know what a killer high blood pressure is.

05-31-2006, 11:39 AM	#1
Steinar User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,538 Thanks: 18 Thanked 36 Times in 21 Posts	Knife amnesty http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5010954.stm "Crime and insecurity are both aspects of the crisis of Western society at the close of the millennium. This sense of helplessness, itself fueled by the government's monopolization of the means of force, is then used by the central state to justify suppressing still more personal liberties and the right to self-defense. The state presents this process as natural and logical, as the only solution to the problems that plague us. But it is nothing of the sort. It is simply government doing what government does best: monopolizing power." Jeremy Black, in Chronicles, January 1998 __________________ Previously known as Morgan Kane

05-31-2006, 12:40 PM	#2
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05-31-2006, 01:20 PM	#3
Fabian23 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canton Bern Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Exile I moved from the UK principaly for work reasons, but the way things are going, I very much doubt I will return to live there. Blair is making a fine mess of a fine country. I am lucky that I was not yet into firearms collecting when the firearm amnesty took place so I did not have to part with anything, now it is the turn of knives Will I be arrested for having my swiss army knife on my belt next time I go and visit the parents?...How far is this paranoia going to go?

05-31-2006, 03:05 PM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I suppose once they confiscate all of the knives. Whiffle bats will be next. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

07-01-2006, 02:48 PM	#5
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	well, this will certainly mean an increase in fork related crimes... __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown

07-01-2006, 03:10 PM	#6
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	Don't forget how dangerous A ball point pen is. __________________ charlie

07-01-2006, 05:42 PM	#7
Ponyman User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlantic County, NJ, USA Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Any child with a good pencil sharpener can produce a better weapon than a ball-point! __________________ "The Constitution is intended for use by a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other." ~ John Quincy Adams

07-01-2006, 08:01 PM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Do not underestimate the danger of paper cuts. Paper should be banned!

07-02-2006, 09:46 AM	#9
pipeman45 User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Government bans should be banned. Look how they raise your blood pressure. And we all know what a killer high blood pressure is. __________________ Dave