People who'd equip and train themselves for survival are particularly sensitive to risks. I know because that's the case for me. Sometimes that useful characteristic, combined with a certain political point of view, ends up responding to risks that may not be there, like in the case of the supposed knife ban in Britain. Sometimes people want to vent about those fears. Perhaps the only way to address is to avoid political threads -- and "political" means more than gun politics. Stick to gadgets, techniques, or ideas we can use in an emergency or to prepare for an emergency. I don't see how the supposed British ban is a gadget, technique, or idea I can use in an emergency.

This is a good forum. Let's not let it go down the drain.