Knives and knife crime

There's been a lot of

talk in the press recently about knives and knife crime and how we

should try and stop people carrying knives. I think it is all

rubbish and that we should all carry a knife wherever we go. I

certainly do.

Did you know it isn't

illegal? As long as it is a folding knife and the blade is three

inches or less you don't even need a reason to have it.  You can carry any knife at all (as long as it isn't an automatic opening knife) if you have a reason.  Something

like a Swiss Army Knife is perfect, it fits in your pocket like it was made to, because it was. Maybe it's just because of what

I do for a living but I don't think we should let the government tell

us what we can and can't do. When I was a scout I carried a knife, I

was told to! Now kids are all told that knives are weapons and that

they aren't allowed them. Knives aren't weapons, they are tools to

do a job. It is the attitude of the person we should try and change,

not just the fact that they carry a knife.

I'd like to see

everyone in Guildford carrying a pocket knife. They're useful,

they're not illegal, and mostly it is our right!