there was a knife amnesty when I was in high school in 1986…
things have changed slightly though – I don’t think that some teenagers are carrying any more knives than they used to 20 years ago, but they are now slightly more prepared to seriously hurt or kill a rival than they were “back in the day”, even knowing that they might go to jail for a long time or that their rivals gang will try and get revenge.
when you have no respect for your own life you are not going to respect anyone elses…