When the next person uses a hammer, do you suggest we ban hammers?
Or when they ram their car into people, ban cars?
Comment on Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 7 months agoBanning the weapon is extremely likely to stop the next rando attack, and the next one and the next one and the next one…
Then yes, someone will get a hold of a weapon and commit a crime, but dozens more were prevented
GTFO with your excuses
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 7 months ago
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 7 months ago
If someone had a car, specifically designed to injure, it would probably be banned. Swords are already banned for the most part.
Legislation here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-offensive-weapons-act-2019/statutory-guidance-offensive-weapons-act-2019-accessible-version
HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 7 months ago
For us old folks. Cars used to have mirrors mounted to the front bonnet. About half way down.
As those mirrors would puncher and sometimes kill people hit. They were banned at some 0oint in the 80s.
Sp even cars a cidently designed in a way that is unsafe. Are banned from production. And that is in the US as well.
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Steady on lad, no need to start attacking another user like that. You can disagree and be respectful at the same time.