Meanwhile, the UK government is turning WALL-E from fiction into prophecy.
"Police will get powers to seize kitchen knives from homes if they suspect they will be used in crimes under plans to crackdown on dangerous weapons.
Ministers are to consult on proposals for police to have extra powers to “seize, retain and destroy bladed articles” held in private even if the knives are not on the Home Office’s banned list of weapons."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/18/kitchen-knives-seized-police-crackdown-dangerous-weapons/
"Police will get powers to seize kitchen knives from homes if they suspect they will be used in crimes under plans to crackdown on dangerous weapons.
Ministers are to consult on proposals for police to have extra powers to “seize, retain and destroy bladed articles” held in private even if the knives are not on the Home Office’s banned list of weapons."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/18/kitchen-knives-seized-police-crackdown-dangerous-weapons/