LoginMatt Allwright: Offensive Weapons
By focusing on the weapons is the media just chasing after phantoms?
Posted 12 May 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Crime|National
OPINION: Matt Allwright reflects on the debate surrounding offensive weapons, including so-called zombie knives, asking whether legislation alone can tackle the problem and what role enforcement and wider society should play.
Here’s a term I’ve just had to google: ‘zombie knife’. This was a new one on me. It turns out your typical zombie knife has a black blade and DayGlo green handle, often adorned with the biohazard symbol. If you’re scratching your head at this idea then let me assure you: zombies aren’t real. Lethal weapons are now being sold to dispatch fictional enemies. And they’re going like hotcakes. &...
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