Understood, it's just that perhaps a more logical way to tackle that issue would be getting the gangs off the streets, not knives.

Some time ago, there was a ban on "samurai" swords in the UK because they were used in several violent incidents. Now it's kitchen knives.

By the way, the proposed ban on all "pointy" knives is clearly open to a wide interpretation. The police officer in the newspaper article above is proudly showing off three "illegal" machetes, none of which seems a particularly effective stabbing weapon. So where does it end?