To be honest this wasn’t the point I was discussing but since you’ve raised it in relation to my post I’m interested in what you mean by banned. It’s already illegal to carry a knife in public or use it. Sales of some types Of knives are already age controlled. Do people carrying and using them are already breaking the law.
Clearly a greater focus on enforcing the legal position would help but I also think it has to go with some kind of hearts and kinds approach.
Did I say that?
Ok. It looked like you wanted them banned. Re reading I assume what you mean is that you want the banned weapons off the streets. Apologies.
I doubt anyone disagrees with your desired outcome. I just don’t think any one knows how to make it happen. Unless you do?
I didn’t set out to offend anyone. My best friend brought up her son singlehandedly & he had special needs as a child.
Today he is 39 years old, & a very nice polite man.
The thing is she worked her fingers to the bone to make sure they kept a roof over their head, & to make sure her home was always tidy & clean & he was always dressed in the best she could afford.
She always put him first, regardless.
I know it seems like an old scenario about absent fathers, but I was a teaching assistant & have seen the effect of dad being absent. As you say not in ALL cases.
They say that these kids join gangs to be part of something or like a family, so something is going wrong, as I would have been very upset if my son had joined a gang because we hadn’t given him what he needed to feel secure (as a single parent or 2 parents).