It has been a while since we’ve looked at weapon news from across the pond, but with Americans everywhere having just celebrated the Glorious Fourth and our independence from the British monarchy, the timing seems particularly appropriate.
Previous alerts have described Great Britain’s national “firearm surrender” campaign (aimed at encouraging residents of the sceptered isle to surrender firearms, ammunition, weapons, and any other object even vaguely reminiscent of a gun to local police stations), the weaponization of generally benign items like pliers, files, and discarded bicycle wheels (prompting the sarcastic response, “You[’re] doing God’s work out there. Lost my mother to a bike wheel”), and this year’s new ban on what the Brits call “ninja swords.”
In addition to the “ninja sword” ban, the law enforcement focus remains on bladed weapons generally.
The UK is hopeless. America remains the world’s “Last, Best Hope” in the words of Lincoln.
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U.K. Embarks on Fresh Knife Amnesty, Reminds Americans Why 1776 was a Good Idea
Meanwhile, this remains evergreen:
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