Again Lukster did you actually read that report ?? It was a demonstration by activists against the
worldwide arms trade[/b] which happenned to have some relatives of victims on board. I don't really think the Uk has sole ownership of worldwide peace organisations like Oxfam etc. and I hardly think it's a valid indicator of the UK general publics attitude on self protection in the street or home.
This knife amnesty is a stunt - a PR excercise to offset headlines like this ...
Stabbing near my home town Wisbech is not far from my home - I know that square and pub. Mr Blair would have me believe that the knives amnesty will fix this LOL !! Like a bunch of gypos are going to hand in their knives
So how much safer are we now - well Wisbech is in Cambridgeshire - and according to the BBC there have been 212 knives handed in - population 553,000 - well there we go - all safe now

. If as you suggest the general populace was meekly giving up their pointy things they would have 100's of thousands - they have 212 FFS.
Remembering the BBC has to be careful of the government it is hardly surprising to see them join in on the PR fest - presuambly at the behest of some minister.
The BBC PR machine in actionInteresting sidebar there that at one festival they seized 90 knives in one go at metal detectors and in the whole county of Cambridgeshire they get 212 in 12 days. Gimme a break.......