Scotland - Crackdown on knife crime unveiled
Step one: ban guns. Response: major problem with knife crime. Step two: ban knives. Likely response: major problem with stick crime. Step three: prohibit self defense? I mean, why not eliminate the middle man?
Tough new curbs to tackle the "scandal" of knife crime in Scotland have been announced by First Minister Jack McConnell.

He disclosed details of a five-point plan which will introduce a licensing scheme for the sale of non-domestic knives, and increasing from 16 to 18 the age limit for purchasing knives.

The Executive is also proposing to ban the sale of swords and to give police the power to arrest on suspicion of carrying knives and offensive weapons. And the sentence for possessing a knife or offensive weapon is to be doubled from two years to four.