Sure We "Joke" About It; However...

I've been seeing this circulating a bit, lately. Unfortunately, it goes back to 2005. That still doesn't take away from the fact that there are plenty of folks who know better than us out there who are essentially willing to ban living in order to save us from ourselves.

From BBC News:

A&E doctors are calling for a ban on long pointed kitchen knives to reduce deaths from stabbing.

A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent crime is on the increase - and kitchen knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings.

They argued many assaults are committed impulsively, prompted by alcohol and drugs, and a kitchen knife often makes an all too available weapon.

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The researchers said there was no reason for long pointed knives to be publicly available at all.

They consulted 10 top chefs from around the UK, and found such knives have little practical value in the kitchen.

None of the chefs felt such knives were essential, since the point of a short blade was just as useful when a sharp end was needed.

Gee, does this sound familiar to anyone else?