Appealing to all UK collectors- urgent !!!

Justin · 25th March 2007, 01:39 AM

Go figure, you eliminate all the guns and stabbings go up, I wonder if there will be a rise in poisonings once the swords get banned?

This type of thing makes me appreciate living in a nation where we have 'a rifle behind every blade of grass.'

I wish there was something us non-UK collectors could do to help.

katana · 25th March 2007, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin

.....you eliminate all the guns and stabbings go up...............

I wish there was something us non-UK collectors could do to help.

Import more guns........

I'm joking......honest.....

Sikh_soldier · 6th April 2007, 10:58 PM

Although the recent rise in knife culture is seriously worrying, living in west london, from what i hear in the news most attacks are using flick knives, butterfly knives etc....... no incidents including a 18th century Damascus Wootz tulwar with gold koftgari hilt and fullered blade!!!

derek · 8th April 2007, 03:22 PM

I read this post and immediately saw an RSS feed from the BBC about a knife-related murder. The scare is on! Once the media start pounding an "issue", it's tough to fight the hysteria. Good luck guys.
-d

Matt Easton · 11th April 2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sikh_soldier

Although the recent rise in knife culture is seriously worrying, living in west london, from what i hear in the news most attacks are using flick knives, butterfly knives etc....... no incidents including a 18th century Damascus Wootz tulwar with gold koftgari hilt and fullered blade!!!

Actually, depending on which statistics you believe, kitchen knives are used in something like 70% of British knife crime. Screwdrivers and craft knives make up about another 20%. Swords are used, apparently, in less than 1% of British knife (edged weapon) crime.
Of course, since handguns were banned gun crime has increased by 40% (or more).

I'm in West London as well

. Never been attacked with a knife or gun, but I have been attacked by glasses and bottles (in Soho both times).

ariel · 16th April 2007, 03:26 AM

Boddington Bilge bottles have a particularly fine temper.
Unlike their users...

~Alaung_Hpaya~ · 16th April 2007, 11:50 AM

Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt

When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults.

6th April 2007, 10:58 PM	#3
Sikh_soldier Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 87	Nanny state Although the recent rise in knife culture is seriously worrying, living in west london, from what i hear in the news most attacks are using flick knives, butterfly knives etc....... no incidents including a 18th century Damascus Wootz tulwar with gold koftgari hilt and fullered blade!!!

25th March 2007, 01:39 AM	#1
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 178	Go figure, you eliminate all the guns and stabbings go up, I wonder if there will be a rise in poisonings once the swords get banned? This type of thing makes me appreciate living in a nation where we have 'a rifle behind every blade of grass.' I wish there was something us non-UK collectors could do to help.

8th April 2007, 03:22 PM	#4
derek Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215	I read this post and immediately saw an RSS feed from the BBC about a knife-related murder. The scare is on! Once the media start pounding an "issue", it's tough to fight the hysteria. Good luck guys. -d

16th April 2007, 03:26 AM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Boddington Bilge bottles have a particularly fine temper. Unlike their users...

16th April 2007, 11:50 AM	#7
~Alaung_Hpaya~ Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65	Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults.