Zombie Knives Don't Kill People, but Banning Them Kills Liberty | Reason

Reem Ibrahim wrote an article for Reason arguing that banning zombie knives has not taken away weapons from criminals.

The article said:

"In July, 25-year-old Brit Sam Jacques had his home searched and was charged with possession of a knife—in his own home—and was fined the equivalent of about $900. The knife fit the criteria of a category called a "zombie-style knife" and was therefore illegal in the United Kingdom, even though there was no evidence of wrongdoing or evidence that Jacques had any intention to harm anyone. 

"In the U.K., politicians have chosen to focus on the tools criminals use rather than the criminals themselves. The flaw with this approach is that it assumes people intending to break the law to assault someone will, for some reason, obey the law banning a certain weapon. By definition, criminals do not follow the law. Indeed, despite the various new bans, zombie-style knives remain readily available for purchase online, and violent attacks with zombie knives have still occurred since the ban. Incidents involving knives or other sharp instruments have not decreased. Between 2023 and 2024, there were more than 50,000 offenses involving a sharp instrument in England and Wales (excluding Greater Manchester), representing a 4.4 percent increase from the previous year."

Read the full article at Reason.com website here.