Britain gave up their guns in 1997 now they have a knife attack evey 4

[ttopcat]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1036154/A-knife-attack-4-minutes-130-000-year--ministers-insist-crime-rates-falling.html
Britain gave up their guns in 1997 now they have a knife attack every 4 minutes 130,000 a year.

[DaBoz]

Wow , that makes you feel much safer.

[jst-the-fax]

I thought those idiots actually ban blades over 4"??

[emilyB]

They can still own rifles and shotguns and there is still the illegal availability of guns of all kind.  Just because it's a law..........................well you know the rest.

Trying to compare a country that fits into almost every one of our 50 (States) countries is extremely unbalanced to say the least.

[hoosier_daddy]

Release: Crime in England and Wales, Year Ending March 2015   

Released: 16 July 2015 (Latest) Next edition: 15 October 2015
This product is designated as National Statistics All editions of this release
Contact

John Flatley

Public Policy Division

crimestatistics@ons.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7592 8695


Survey name(s): Crime Survey for England and Wales

Latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showed that, for the offences it covers, there were an estimated 6.8 million incidents of crime against households and resident adults (aged 16 and over). This is a 7% decrease compared with the previous year’s survey, and the lowest estimate since the CSEW began in 1981.

The decrease in all CSEW crime was driven by a reduction in the all theft offences category (down 8%). Within this group there were falls in the sub-categories of theft from the person (down 21%) and other theft of personal property (down 22%). However, there was no significant change in other sub-categories such as domestic burglary and vehicle-related theft.

In contrast to the CSEW, there was a 3% increase in police recorded crime compared with the previous year, with 3.8 million offences recorded in the year ending March 2015.

The rise in the police figures was driven by increases in violence against the person offences (up by 23% compared with the previous year). However, this increase is thought to reflect changes in recording practices rather than a rise in violent crime. The CSEW estimate for violent crime showed no change compared with the previous year’s survey, following decreases over the past 4 years.

Offences involving knives and sharp instruments increased by 2% in the year ending March 2015. This small rise masked more significant changes at offence level with an increase in assaults (up 13%, from 11,911 to 13,488) and a  decrease in robberies (down 14%, from 11,927 to 10,270). In addition, the related category of weapon possession offences also rose by 10% (from 9,050 to 9,951).


let me ask you teabagger simpletons....would you rather be attacked by an idiot with a gun or an idiot with a knife?  maybe you boys are so wimpy they seem equal but to those of us who can defend ourselves, it is the gun that is the hardest to defend.  i guess that is why you wimpy cowards want to carry guns around on you all the time. 

[Baretta19]

would you rather be attacked by an idiot with a gun or an idiot with a knife?
 
Doesn't really matter because they're dead either way, although I might be laughing too hard at the guy with a knife

[hoosier_daddy]

from the above post:

Survey name(s): Crime Survey for England and Wales

Latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showed that, for the offences it covers, there were an estimated 6.8 million incidents of crime against households and resident adults (aged 16 and over). This is a 7% decrease compared with the previous year’s survey, and the lowest estimate since the CSEW began in 1981.[/B]

would you rather be attacked by an idiot with a gun or an idiot with a knife?

Doesn't really matter because they're dead either way, although I might be laughing too hard at the guy with a knife

[/SIZE][/B]


are you suggesting when you are in public with a gun you have it locked and loaded and in your hand just waiting for someone with a gun to try and shoot you?  that is hilarious!!  you give paranoid gun nuts a clownish name.  you are amazingly stupid. 

[Jim]

let me ask you teabagger simpletons....would you rather be attacked by an idiot with a gun or an idiot with a knife?
 
Actually. I like your choice.  An idiot with a knife looking down the barrel of an acp .40 would be optimal...

[Byteryder]

Don't they have Knife Free Zones?

[ttopcat]

Criminals will find away to wreak havoc on society won't they.

[WWV10MHZ]

So, will they be outlawing knives next? ? ? ? ? ?

After that, then what? ? ? ? ? ?

Eventually, they will arrest you for making a FIST!!!!

[HK91-762mm]

 I read In England some Hooligans [as they call them] were out side a woman's home making threats --she held up a kitchen knife and --You guessed it -shes the one in trouble !!