Gun-Free London Now Has More Murders Than New York City

A favorite talking point for American liberals on gun control is that places like England have basically banned private firearms ownership and they don’t have nearly the murder problem that we do in the States. It turns out that guns aren’t the only thing that can kill people, knives work too. The city of London recently surpassed New York City in murders, because those Brits are some stabby mofos. Once again, things liberals say end up being a complete load of crap.

This is from The London Times:

London overtook New York in murders for the first time in modern history in February as the capital endured a dramatic surge in knife crime.

Fifteen people were murdered in the capital, against 14 in New York. Both cities have almost exactly the same population.

And things don’t look great for the gun control capitol of Europe for March either:

London murders for March are also likely to exceed or equal New York’s. By late last night there had been 22 killings in the capital, according to the Metropolitan police, against 21 in the US city.

Eight Londoners were murdered between March 14 and March 20 alone and the total number of London murders, even excluding victims of terrorism, has risen by 38% since 2014.

Gosh, if only Londoners were allowed to arm themselves in self-defense, maybe this murder rate would drop. The UK used a mass shooting event as a pretext to essentially ban private gun ownership. Handguns are strictly forbidden, but people can still get shotguns and plinkers (no semi-autos) for shooting sports if they are willing to endure a licensing process that makes getting top-level security clearance seem like applying for a library card.

They’ve traded shooting deaths for stabbing deaths essentially, which in liberal terms is a moral victory. On the left, only shooting deaths are tragic. If people get stabbed, they don’t care.

Clearly the Brits now have to ban knives to keep people safe. Maybe still allow butter knives, with a background check, but all other cutlery has to go. Chefs and home cooks alike while have to resort to Karate chops in preparing their food, but it’s a small price to pay for the public good.

You may be asking yourself, what is the cause of this violent uptick in London murders? Get ready to laugh:

Cressida Dick, commissioner of the Metropolitan police, blamed social media for escalating disputes into violence.

That was just some random thought thrown in this Times article that had no segue or explanation. Still, it’s quite funny and I think it indicates that in addition to banning knives, the British are going to go after FaceBook and Twitter. The UK has never met a right that they don’t want to repress.

Can’t get guns? Knives will do. If knives get banned? I’m sure fatal cricket bat beatings are going to go through the roof. Maybe it’s time the British government stops making victims out of its people and gives them them means to defend themselves. That’s not going to happen, but at least American gun-hating liberals can now STFU about how safe gun-free countries are. Again, that’s also something that ain’t going to happen.

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