Gov't to tighten rules on possession of double-edged knives, guns

Wednesday 22nd October, 05:36 AM JST

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Osakadaz at 10:37 AM JST - 22nd October

knife crime is out of control everywhere in the world ATM.
BlackFlag at 10:47 AM JST - 22nd October

But stupid people being stupid, and loons being loons, they choose the weapon based on allure rather than the weapon's actual efficiency. For example, in some places, balisong knives ( called butterfly knives I believe incorrectly) are illegal not because they are any more dangerous than any other knife, but because gang oriented criminals and others think they are cool, yet won't carry around Mom's more dangerous knives from the kitchen.

double edged daggers are designed to go in and out faster with no obstruction, butterfly knives are designed to be concealed and quickly deployed. these are more dangerous than mums carving knife and need to be regulated as such.
CavemanLawyer at 11:48 AM JST - 22nd October

Double edged daggers are very dangerous in the right hands. Butterfly knives are easier to conceal, so what? Getting it out takes some skill and even the most skillful can't be faster than pulling out a simple straight blade.

I think I would still choose a good solid carving knife most of the time. It has more reach than either of those and its plenty sharp unlike most of the cheap daggers and balisong you find. My goal would be to slash my victim to ribbons rather than stab though.

Anyway, I think we can agree that all those knives are pretty dangerous. So the reason for regulation on just two of them must be more cosmetic. --Cirroc
BBLeo at 12:22 PM JST - 22nd October

It is good idea to ban such weapons, and not just in a piece of paper. Action must be enforced by police. On the other hand, you can't ban kitchen knives, 'CAN YOU?' Often street search on kids would help, and perhaps even prevent some killings. But if anyone drops his plot will not just use a knife but anything that is available immediately.
Balefire at 01:21 PM JST - 22nd October

Very few knife killings in Japan have been done with "purpose-built" knives such as daggers.

For many years, the most popular knife of choice seems to have been the paring knife, what they call a kudamono *knife here. These are easily available at 100 yen shops, and quite adequate for killing someone, and easier to explain away when found in a search than, say, a big carving knife or one of those potentially really deadly *yanagibabocho sushi chef knives.

Banning daggers or survival knives or combat knives isn't going to make any difference other than the appearance of doing something instead of the substance.

And I for one don't want to see more random street searches, on kids, or foreigners, or anyone else.
Balefire at 01:24 PM JST - 22nd October

Apologies for the incorrectly done italics in my previous post.
BlackFlag at 01:59 PM JST - 22nd October

I think I would still choose a good solid carving knife most of the time. It has more reach than either of those and its plenty sharp unlike most of the cheap daggers and balisong you find. My goal would be to slash my victim to ribbons rather than stab though.

slightly disturbing, get out much? Cirroc/Zorro
Nessie at 03:11 PM JST - 22nd October

Thank goodness all my knives are triple-edged.
CavemanLawyer at 03:31 PM JST - 22nd October

slightly disturbing, get out much?

Just pointing out the facts, which thankfully most loons don't think about and instead go for the more unwieldy survival knife. And its just Cirroc thanks, no last name. The gay blade used a sword, not a knife anyways. --Cirroc
Nessie at 04:30 PM JST - 22nd October

At the same time, I think the nutjob down in Akihabara had a knife similar to the old two-edged Sykes-Fairbairn commando knife. Such implements are designed for one thing only, and it ain't peeling fruit.

Buttering toast, then?
ultradodgy at 04:41 PM JST - 22nd October

How about double-barrelled double-edged bayonets? They OK?
ca1ic0cat at 09:21 PM JST - 22nd October

there is a sake bar in Ebina right down the street from Prime Tower that has some really ancient Japanese matchlock type long arms on the wall. All of these are tagged by the police and checked every so often. But none of them could possibly be fired. It's a kind of goofy system.

Lots of pics of celebrities on the wall too. But those aren't checked by the cops.

This law is nothing but window dressing and isn't going to accomplish a thing. But the lunacy doesn't stop there. In Britain (sorry mods, but the world is relevant) there is a push on to ban knives with points and go to knives with flat, blunt ends. This, it is thought, would end stabbings.

No matter where you are in the world there is always somebody who will blame an inanimate object rather than accept responsibility for societies ills.
Eizenhauer at 12:49 AM JST - 23rd October

A normal human being wouldn't even consider carrying knife around... But no one will stop me from owning a nice knife collection at my own home...
ninjitsu182 at 03:00 AM JST - 23rd October

What if you do kenjutsu? (sword tecniques)
dennis0bauer at 03:53 PM JST - 23rd October

that will realy stop the nutters