As Twitchy has reported, despite its comprehensive gun control laws, London has overtaken New York in murders, and the reason is knife crime. London Mayor Sadiq Khan made it clear Sunday that “knife control” is in full effect:
No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law. https://t.co/XILUvIFLOW
— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) April 8, 2018
The Metropolitan Police launched “Operation Sceptre” in 2015 to combat knife crime, and in March, the Regents Park Police tweeted a photo of items found and safely disposed of during an Operation Sceptre weapon sweep. The photo was picked up an went viral Monday in light of England’s reinvigorated push against knife attacks.
These items were found during a #weaponSweep near #MackworthHouse #AugustasSt during #OpSceptre . Safely disposed and taken off the streets pic.twitter.com/53HdeqMKu1
— Regents Park Police (@MPSRegentsPark) March 16, 2018
Yes, those are scissors that have been taken off the streets and safely disposed of.
Yes, this is a real tweet from a real section of the London's Metropolitan Police. This is the account linked to on their official website. https://t.co/5tOwy0uenL https://t.co/piawS7RKvj
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) April 9, 2018
They've raided a hardware shop. https://t.co/nHc24dldp3
— Pricey (@Pricey1983aa) April 9, 2018
Seems like the British police just stop and frisked a repair man. https://t.co/wG9dVWMd5E
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) April 9, 2018
Y'all… my husband has two tool bags of illegal weapons in our basement. https://t.co/k7GzLWYtyE
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) April 9, 2018
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God Save the Queen! Was Tim the Toolman taken into custody?? Thank you for saving the good people for Regents Park from the horror of a handyman on the loose! https://t.co/ZvBThsBtQk
— David Wohl (@DavidWohl) April 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/983400593292234757
So I guess electricians and mechanics will now have to register their "weapons"… https://t.co/WVxMzk7os3
— Pam D (@lifebythecreek) April 9, 2018
Running with scissors is now illegal in kindergarten, and the UK https://t.co/F8rXURoXUB
— Tzvi Zucker (@TzviZucker) April 9, 2018
But did you get the nail clippers? Otherwise, citizens are still in grave danger. #ToddStarnesShow https://t.co/ncMn8oNgwD
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) April 9, 2018
This has to be a joke right? https://t.co/7c3c3FGkZF
— Elise ✝️ (@Sola5Girl) April 9, 2018
These are tools. These are… how do you even kill someone with pliers? Rip their throat? Like? What? How is this real? https://t.co/LeCc3i9Lm1
— Luke Brown (@lukeisaacbrown) April 9, 2018
Screwdrivers and scissors make some sense but pliers? A file? What muppet decides to file somebody to death? https://t.co/ZJRYSYYz66
— Engaging Strategy (@EngageStrategy1) April 9, 2018
To be fair, those pliers could be used to give someone a wicked purple nurple. https://t.co/gomzF42e9F
— Mo Mo (@molratty) April 9, 2018
My family originated in England and I wish these folks nothing but the best, but they’ve lost their collective minds! None of these items are weapons unless misused. They’re TOOLS! I saw a simple pocket knife referred to as an “offensive weapon” in another tweet. #stupidity https://t.co/mAdwQprG57
— Mark Ward (@MarkWard156) April 9, 2018
oh my sweet lord https://t.co/I6dldLn8ng
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) April 9, 2018
Y'all either have a great sense of humor, or the UK is seriously going down the toilet. https://t.co/BNB2VdGUiA
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) April 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/SirAnglo/status/983436305907507201
I have an arsenal in my garage and never knew it. https://t.co/uw1q4rJvmx
— Smokin Monkey (@ARaised_Eyebrow) April 9, 2018
Nope. I'm not going to believe that this is a real account.
It has to be a parody… showing how absurdly authoritarian the UK has become.
That's what this is. A joke tweet. It has to be. https://t.co/Wa8992yn7h
— Adam (@gpia7r) April 9, 2018
I really want to believe this is satire but after reviewing the account I think these guys are for real. It's moments like these that make me thankful to be American. https://t.co/QFKI0SaekS
— Andrew Wilson (@BeauregardABW) April 9, 2018
Surely they cannot be serious. https://t.co/jaf6Aak9co
— Sandy (@RightGlockMom) April 9, 2018
When you're not sure if it's a clever parody account or a horrible dystopian future. #BanAssaultPliers #MyGarageIsAnArsenalThen https://t.co/iUaBRKYAqq
— Renna (@RennaW) April 9, 2018
In just over 100 yrs, our British friends have gone from global power during Pax Britannica to having tools my 10yr old daughter routinely uses "safely disposed of and taken off the streets." A proud people with a proud history deserve better. Pray they return to what they can be https://t.co/wieBMSKBF0
— Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) April 9, 2018
This is the future the Left wants. https://t.co/a8hPITxmnz
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) April 9, 2018
Gun control is not a slippery slope, part infinity https://t.co/EcGA49AQOX
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 9, 2018
Nobody ever again gets to tell me that the slippery slope is a logical fallacy. https://t.co/3NVgfreBLj
— Steven Godofsky (@sgodofsk) April 9, 2018
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Cuts like a KNIFE: Ben Shapiro takes Sadiq Khan apart for banning knives with PERFECT 2-photo tweet https://t.co/uo7A8F9mki
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 9, 2018
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