A cutting satire on gun control

With the recent tragic and preventable stabbing in an Arizona mall, our lawmakers must act immediately and prohibit the sale and private ownership of knives.

Knives must be turned into local law agencies. Cash incentives may have to be offered to encourage owners to turn them in.

As Illinois is one of the last two states to prohibit the carrying of concealed guns, it should be the first to proudly enact the law prohibiting the ownership and carrying of concealed knives.

Knife owners who are allowed to own them, must be required to carry KOID (Knife Owner Identification) licenses. To ensure knives are being sold to responsible owners, there should be a five-day waiting period for background checks.

Knife owners must attend mandatory knife training classes to ensure the proper use of knives and understand the potential harm caused by the unknowledgeable knife owner.

When transporting knives, owners must secure them in a secure case in the vehicle's trunk.

Our knee-jerk politicians, who profess to possess the foresight for their actions, must then act responsibly by also prohibiting swords, sharp tools, pencils and all objects that can be fashioned as a deadly weapon.

However, knives will never be totally eliminated from the streets. There are knife manufacturers throughout the world that will continue to sell them.

We must promote the words of those who claim to know the solution to crime -- "Knives are evil and they kill people" and "Ban the knives to save our lives."

John K. Nolan

Mount Prospect