Not surprising since they have band handguns. And those of you who want to get rid of handguns to end gang violence, might want to really take a good look at what’s going on in England. You can take away the weapon but you won’t stop the killing:
Sir Paul’s announcement came after a 16-year-old boy became the eighteenth teenager to die a violent death in the capital this year. There were 26 youth murders in 2007.
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Since then 27,000 people have been searched, 1,200 arrested and 500 knives seized. Of those arrested, 95 per cent have since been charged with weapons offences.
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Sir Paul said: “Sadly, in recent days, more young people have lost their lives to knife crime. This is not tolerable and clearly the message is not getting through.”
Outlaw knives and they’ll just make shanks like they do in prison. You will never stop man’s desire to kill his brother, we’ve been doing it since almost the beginning of time.