No! I vaguely wondered if someone might read that the wrong way. As I see it, if guns, knives etc. are taken away, the only ones who will have them are criminals. I was being sarcastic which is easily lost in this means of communication. The totalitarian tip toe is starting to break into a run and I see this proposed knife grab as part of that.
Ahahaha sorry! Honestly, first time I read it I smiled thinking "good one !", then I read c.a.'s answer and started to think "maybe it was serious... ", at this point I planned to write something like "is it a joke? ", and finally, I completely failed
Next time, for people like me or those who don't know you enough, maybe you should put a smiley at the end IMHO
Anyway, this knife's thing could be an other attemp to add more control on masses. But it could be also another stupid, useless and desesperate idea from a politic in absence of anything else to say.
In this era of communication, everything happens very fast. At some level and depending on your activity, you often need to remind people that you exist and if you're lucky enough, you will find a way to make them like you... Also, when people complain with sthg, it's important thst you propose quickly a solution, even if you don't care or it's stupid...
Besides, sometimes politics are just seated around a table looking for something to make them keep the power, distract people and make them look in the wrong direction. Most of the time, they need communication and ideas, whatever it is...