[Boeing Guy]

Maybe the answer would be to ignore the wishy washy, bleeding hearts and give the police power to deter these thugs.
Simple rules really, you carry a knife with intent (we are not talking chefs here) 5 Years minimum, Guns, 10 years, screwdrivers, baseball bats etc, 3 years. As long as they are old enough to carry these weapons, they are old enough to do real time, in a real prison.

Lets bring the birtch back in, get coppers on the street instead of paperwork and cars. Get shut of the useless pcso's (if they want to be coppers then make them coppers) Give Bobbys the power to give a good old fashioned clip round the ear.