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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...ml&sSheet=/portal/2004/12/12/ixportaltop.html
So, they're going to ban U18s from buying something which can be found in any kitchen. Great. And they'll doing this by extending the existing knives act, which will also mean that U18s will not be able to buy cutlery, scissors, and sewing kits with eensy weensy scissors in. Marvellous.
And then they're going to make stabbing someone carry the same penalty as shooting someone, which will result in more crims carrying guns rather than knives.
And carrying knives "for the wrong reasons" (i.e. something totally subjective) will result in a mandatory 3yr sentance. How many people carrying Gerbers will get stung with this?
Wilkommen im Neue Arbeit Polizeistaat. Ausweis, bitte Kamerad!
Under-18s are to be banned from buying knives under new plans announced by the Government.
Knives are a growing menace
David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, wants to raise the age at which youngsters can buy knives from 16 to 18, the same age at which they can buy alcohol and fireworks.
Mr Blunkett said he would do everything in his power to get knives off Britain's streets and will unveil his plans at talks with police chiefs on Wednesday.
The Home Secretary will use the meeting to announce plans to hold consultations over the change. But senior Home Office sources said he was almost certain to push ahead with it.
Mr Blunkett said: "We must do everything we can to get knives off the streets, including toughening the law.
"I think that there is a very strong argument for having to be 18 to buy a knife, just as with alcohol and fireworks."
The Home Office is also facing demands to bring in tougher punishments for knife crimes.
Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, this month said gun crime had been reduced but criminals were now moving onto knives.
He said people carrying knives "for the wrong reasons" should receive mandatory sentences of up to three years.
And relatives of people stabbed to death want the Government to make carrying a knife as serious as carrying a gun.
Mr Blunkett's announcement is the latest in the Government's bid to convince voters it is getting tough on crime.
Tony Blair last week backed Tory moves to give homeowners greater freedom to tackle burglars.
He told MPs he would support a change in the law, if Government consultations showed it was necessary.
So, they're going to ban U18s from buying something which can be found in any kitchen. Great. And they'll doing this by extending the existing knives act, which will also mean that U18s will not be able to buy cutlery, scissors, and sewing kits with eensy weensy scissors in. Marvellous.
And then they're going to make stabbing someone carry the same penalty as shooting someone, which will result in more crims carrying guns rather than knives.
And carrying knives "for the wrong reasons" (i.e. something totally subjective) will result in a mandatory 3yr sentance. How many people carrying Gerbers will get stung with this?
Wilkommen im Neue Arbeit Polizeistaat. Ausweis, bitte Kamerad!