I think I need to clarify a point in my original post, when I say tougher sentencing for those caught carrying a knife I ment those caught carrying a bladed weapon without just cause. I appreciate many of your good selves ( myself included ) indeed carry a knife when we are out hunting etc and could probably justify it if pulled by Dibble, what I do mean is some person in the middle of a city center late one evening with a knife tucked away down their sock etc??