Call for under-16s ban on knives

A Guernsey politician is calling for measures to stop teenagers getting hold of knives to be watered down.

Next week the States will discuss proposals for the sale of knives to be outlawed to under-18s.

But Deputy John Gollop thinks that age limit should be lowered to affect only under-16s.

He said the problem of knife crime was comparatively minor and the number of incidents for those aged above 16 did not justify a ban.

Last year nearly 500 knives were handed in to Guernsey police in a knife amnesty