> He says assailants use acid today for many of the same reasons as they did in Victorian times: Ok but there is a recent rise. Why the recent rise? I heard t

> He says assailants use acid today for many of the same reasons as they did in Victorian times: Ok but there is a recent rise. Why the recent rise? I heard that it's because guns are banned. But that didn't happen just in the last few years. So did acid become cheaper to purchase or gun and knifes got harsher penalties recently. Wonder if there is sort of a copycat thing going on, people hear about it and some say "Oh my, how horrible" maybe the criminals are saying "Yeah, good idea, look how horrified everyone is. I know what I am using next time I am going on a rampage". What about parts of UK. Where are these attacks happening? Financial district, suburbs, drug trafficking areas, maybe that might provide a hint on the underlying reason.