I have to agree totally with Rabu on this.
The UK at the moment, has a rather unpleasant 'Knife Culture' amongst some of it's younger Inhabitants.
There are Knife Killings in the UK, and it is a worrying trend.
I myself, have been in the vacinity of a shooting incident, just last year...where two men entered the Bar I was having a Beer in, and shot a guy twice with handguns.
The guy survived.
It Convinced me of one thing!
Even if the other people (or indeed the victim) had been armed to the teeth with guns....no-one would have reacted quickly enough, to prevent it.
We are talking, over in seconds!
When I casually perused the website, saying how many Police Officers were killed by guns in the US alone...it shocked me to say the least!......but, of the 102 who were killed in(I think 1998) 74 were killed BY ACCIDENT!!!!
These are Trained, Law Enforcers!....and 2/3's either killed themselves..or were killed by someone, not intending to kill them!...... and Guns are supposed to protect people?....Rubbish!