"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
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As many of you may be aware, (from the "you can't make this stuff up
department"), several physicians in England are advocating that "long
pointy knives" be banned from the general public's availability, saying,
"Government action to ban the sale of such knives," they wrote, "would
drastically reduce their availability over the course of a few years."

From a survey of several folks in the US,
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,158032,00.html

Since, those, who in the past have derided gun control as going after
the wrong probelm by asking "what are they going to ban next, knives?"
have now been justified in their line of questioning, the following should
cause woodworkers, and particularly the woodworkers in this group,no
little
concern:

Someone with whom I have never agreed in my life actually asked the
following question, "Can sharp stick control be far behind?" wondered
LaPierre's erstwhile opponent, Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent
Gun Violence" Of course, he said this tongue in cheek, but still ....

The English bill of rights [after which the US one was modeled] was signed
into law around 1680.

In it the individual had the right to bear arms for "self
protection"......This right was overruled by the UK government based on a
case in Dumblain Scotland 10 or so years ago

Now only the crooks have guns which they use liberally . Since the
individual no longer is allow to have a gun, gun crimes have
skyrocketed....mjh