• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Funny, people say the same exact things about guns.

    Sounds like you need federal background checks for knives, bans on certain lengths, bans on what establishments you can carry it in, permits required to carry them “concealed” (i.e in your pocket) requiring you to show “proper cause,” bans on whether or not they can be automatic, and bans on the specific blade shape (probably drop or spear point) used in these murders, and don’t forget to serialize and register each and every knife while you’re there and require knife sharpeners to become federally licensed and log your knives in their books if they’ll be performing maintenance on them.

    Catch up Germany, knives are a tool designed for cutting and stabbing, not everyone should have the right to use them!

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      2 months ago

      Unless you can convince us that guns are required for food preparation, that analogy is BS (and you know it).

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        2 months ago

        Knives aren’t required for food prep either for most people, most people don’t hunt they buy their food at a store, we can have stores cut it up for people and have them be regulated since they work with dangerous items. Maybe butter knives, fine, I can see how people need to spread stuff, but assault knives should definitely be banned. Nobody needs a knife longer than 8cm for food. And besides as long as you can pass a background check you can have the knives in your home to cut food anyway, why would you need a knife while you’re not having a meal? It’s irresponsible and it’s time we do something about it, we need common sense knife control!

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      2 months ago

      Except, unlike guns, kitchen knives are gonna keep existing no matter what. The UK has strict knives laws, yet they have a big problem with knife attacks, the overwhelming majority of which use kitchen knives