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humor Babylon Bee 2026-06-04

Brits Desperately Want Gadgets to Halt the Pervasive Knife Crime Epidemic

Apparently, some folks in the UK are having a bit of a kerfuffle with sharp objects. Their brilliant solution? Wishing for a magical projectile dispenser to keep the pointy bits at bay. Ingenious!


<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/6a219dbcb79c56a219dbcb79c6.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>LONDON β€” As deadly stabbings continued to run unchecked across the United Kingdom, British citizens wished there were some kind of ranged weapon that shoots high-velocity ammunition to protect them from knife attacks.</p>

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