The New American – by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
It’s against the law to carry a knife in England. As you would expect, knife crime is going up.
“Police recorded 26,370 offences in 2014/15, up from 25,974 the previous year,” the BBC reported on July 16.
Specifically, the BBC reports that “possession of knife offences rose by 10%, sexual assaults with knives went up 28%, and knife assaults increased by 13% from 11,911 to 13,488 offences.” Continue reading “U.K. Criminalizes Knife Possession; Result? Knife Violence Increases”