Someone should ask Pears about England’s law against air pistols. You will go to jail big-time if you are going from your house to the airgun range without your airgun locked in whatever required case and unloaded.

About 30 years ago I read an article about the low death rate among England’s knife fighters compared to knife fighters in some similar country. Studies revealed that England’s knife fighter’s were slashers and the other countries knife fighters were stabbers.
It has not changed much?
Five injured in street knife fight - UK News - MSN News UK

The streets of Scotland: Britain's knife capital - Crime - UK - The Independent