They could put them all in a stadium and lock the doors.
I thought zombies could only be killed by silver bullets. Or is that for another mythical creature?
Those aren’t zombie killin’ knives - THESE are zombie killin’ knives
You are thinking of werewolves.
I’m not sure if there was a specific way to “kill” a Haitian zombie. Modern zombies are normally killed only by destroying the brain.
I understand that this is not a debate but the answer to the above is a resounding NO.
I would guess that over 99% of the population support it and many of those would say it doesn’t go far enough.
From the pictures, it seems that most knives say something along the lines of “Zombie killer”, “Zombie hunter”, etc. Since zombies do not exist, I fail to see how these are suggestions toward violence.
Also, since these knives are largely worse at being knives than their more normal alternatives, won’t the ban just have the effect of moving criminals to more effective (and more deniable) weaponry?
Very few things in this world “just” have a simple effect.
Given the results of research on the effects of gun control, it is reasonable to suppose that the effect of similar knife controls would be greater than simple substitution, and less than complete banning.
The problem with knives is that they are so easy to acquire. Any large supermarket sells a good selection of kitchen knives. Sports shops sell perfectly legal knives for fishermen and hunters. If you don’t want to buy one, a handyman with a few hours work, a decent piece of steel and a grindstone can fashion a pretty decent amateur effort.
Many young people seem to think that carrying a knife is essential to maintain their status. The bigger and more wicked it looks the better - hence ‘zombie knives’.
These aren’t the knives of criminals. These are the knives of hooligans. I’m for plant’s idea of locking them all in a stadium and letting them fight it out.
15,000 enter, 1 leaves. (And then we feed him to the Royal Lions.)
From that site:
Classy.
Maybe–but gun control typically pushes people to less effective alternatives. For instance, guns make extremely effective suicide tools. They can be used in the comfort of one’s home, with very little risk of running into someone that might stop you, are instant access once purchased, and have a high success rate. Contrast to bridges, drugs, etc., which are all less effective. So we generally have reason to expect that gun control might reduce the suicide rate. These knives, however, are worse than the alternatives. It’s like having a ban on flintlock pistols.
I think the issue isn’t the shape or sharpness of "Zombie Knives’. It’s the target market. Just as many places ban flavored tobacco, because they claim it’s targeted at kids (I don’t know anything about that, therefore the use of the word claim), these look like they are targeted at people that want to use them as toys. Knife fights with your friends are so much cooler if you have neon colored weapons with random pointy bits.:smack:
The term I’ve heard used to refer to the (usually young male) customers for such scary-looking-but-impractical knives is “mall ninja”.
No, they are not “made for the slashing or stabbing of human beings,” they are made for the imagined cutting of zombies. Actually having seen some, they are just for show, they’d make terrible weapons. Like wall hanger swords.
They are designed to appeal to those who would like to pretend that a zombie breakout is coming. Like wall hanger swords appeal to those who would like to imagine they would like to be a knight, saving damsels and slaying dragons.
Altho not surprisingly knife violence is up, I doubt sincerely if any of it is due those these useless and showy fantasy pieces.
Yep. They are useless but showy.
The name was more literal to start with, because the fad used to be to carry katanas around, or at least vaguely katana-shaped knives. They may be (are) ridiculous, but not that dangerous in the grand scheme of things.
Among mall ninjas at least, I’m pretty sure that a ban on “zombie knives” will just hasten the movement to the next weapon-oriented fad. Is it illegal yet to carry a longbow around?
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In my high school in the '80s, at any given moment, roughly 15% of my male classmates would have self inflicted nun-chuk bruises.
If people want to own ornamental blades they should be able to.
Wait until someone starts sharpening tooth brush ends, will that be banned too? It’s pretty easy with a pencil sharpener.
Is this where we went wrong? Nunchuks are illegal in many places, including in some US states. But they mostly only harmed the owners, and then only moderately–enough to teach certain important life lessons. If they moved onto knives, then a ban was counterproductive.
Wait, I thought serrations were for bread…