Yes - excellent points all. But what to do? The government goon, predictably, comes out with some sound bites to treat one symptom rather than the underlying problem. Of course, by focusing on the weapon ("knife crime") rather than the behaviour (mindless violence), we can expect to see thousands of perfectly law abiding people given criminal records just because they happen to be carrying a knife. A few years ago, UK rifle shooters were deprived of their sport after a similar mob-mentality knee jerk following Dunblane. It was so incredibly daft that I still can't quite believe it.