Stupid Argument of the Day

Alright, so first, we need the backstory.

The Express & Echo in Exeter is calling for samurai swords to be banned, after a local man was stabbed to death in the street.

The newspaper wants the government to stop the sale of the swords, with an exemption for licensed groups.

It is not currently illegal to buy a sword, only to carry it in public.

And a day after Sidmouth man Bradley Moran admitted killing 33-year-old Matthew Stiling by stabbing him through the heart with the 18-inch blade of a samurai sword, an Echo reporter discovered how easy it is to buy one unchecked from an Exeter shop.

Journalist David Edbrooke paid £120 for a sword with a 2.5ft sharpened blade, and said it was "as easy as buying a lotto ticket".

And now for the dumbest argument ever to support banning samurai swords.

Marc added: "There will be some who argue that household knives could be as deadly as samurai swords.

"Try telling that to the family of Matthew Stiling.

"When his killer became aggrieved he didn't reach for the kitchen drawer, he armed himself with a weapon worth hundreds of pounds and murdered an innocent young man.

"There will be some who argue..."?? How about, because it's true.

Let's compare, shall we?

One person in the UK was killed in the last year (probably even longer) by a samurai sword. Where a third of all murder victims in the UK are stabbed with other sharp instruments- like knives, screwdrivers, and so on. So no, household knifes aren't "as deadly" as samurai swords, they are "more deadly." Banning the swords entirely because one person was unlucky enough to be killed by one is insane.


And oh, by the way, when I get my black belt, you better believe I'm getting a real samurai sword. And I'm keeping it sharp, too.