NOTE: Of 24,676 homicides in 2021, abut 650 were committed with rifles.
"There have been a staggering number of knife attacks in recent years, both in the United States and abroad. In fact, stabbings account for well over 1,000 homicides each year in the U.S. alone. Knife violence in places like Britain is even more prevalent and shocking. In Britain in 2020, a knife crime was reported every 11 minutes, with the bulk of them occurring in London. I am sick and tired of innocent people being stabbed by all forms of cutlery, from Swiss Army Knives to machetes. (Pocket knives are obviously a gateway weapon to swords and machetes.) And I am sick and tired of innocent people being hammered to death. What can be done about the scourge of non-gun violence? To paraphrase progressives: "Do not blame the perp! Blame the implement! It is obvious we need commonsense knife and hammer control!"
