Andy Rooney Totally Said It!!

[Killearn Kitties]

Scotland is a perfect example. they banned guns a long time ago.... now stabbings have risen to an unbelievable number. NOW they want to ban knives. Where will it end?

I think it is very misleading to link a handgun ban with knife crime figures. Yes, handguns were banned in the UK in 1997 (with the exception, I believe, of Northern Ireland), but Scotland, along with the rest of the UK has not historically had a gun culture.

Knife crime figures go up and down, depending on various factors, but knives have always been, and remain, the weapon of choice for the Scottish thug.