>criminals simply don't use weapons on civilians (apart from high value targets, perhaps) because the penalties for doing so are so harsh. Criminals literally t

>criminals simply don't use weapons on civilians (apart from high value targets, perhaps) because the penalties for doing so are so harsh. Criminals literally throw their guns away in a chase If they don't use weapons, how do they have guns to throw away? UK Criminals do use weapons, including knives, to hurt people, which is why you guys have started running anti-knife campaigns, as detailed here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8568390.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8568390.stm