That will be an excuse for more legislation and policing, not a reason to give up. That said, I don't think the headline here is accurate, it looks like they're

That will be an excuse for more legislation and policing, not a reason to give up. That said, I don't think the headline here is accurate, it looks like they're talking about (lol) assault knives (if you like) and not expecting to apply this to kitchen knives. Doesn't make it less dumb.