Wilshire@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agoSword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 othersapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkSword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 othersapnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoWhen the next person uses a hammer, or an axe, do you suggest we ban hammers and axes? Or when they ram their car into people, ban cars?
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·2 years agoIf someone had a car, specifically designed to injure, it would probably be banned. Swords are already banned for the most part. Legislation here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-offensive-weapons-act-2019/statutory-guidance-offensive-weapons-act-2019-accessible-version
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoFor us old folks. Cars used to have mirrors mounted to the front bonnet. About half way down. As those mirrors would puncher and sometimes kill people hit. They were banned at some 0oint in the 80s. Sp even cars a cidently designed in a way that is unsafe. Are banned from production. And that is in the US as well.
When the next person uses a hammer, or an axe, do you suggest we ban hammers and axes?
Or when they ram their car into people, ban cars?
If someone had a car, specifically designed to injure, it would probably be banned. Swords are already banned for the most part.
Legislation here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-offensive-weapons-act-2019/statutory-guidance-offensive-weapons-act-2019-accessible-version
For us old folks. Cars used to have mirrors mounted to the front bonnet. About half way down.
As those mirrors would puncher and sometimes kill people hit. They were banned at some 0oint in the 80s.
Sp even cars a cidently designed in a way that is unsafe. Are banned from production. And that is in the US as well.