Mission Accomplished: All Knives Binned

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In an effort to raise awareness of the growing rate of knife crime throughout the UK, artist Alfie Bradley has spent the last couple of years creating the Knife Angel, a 24-foot-tall sculpture made out of 100,000 knives confiscated by, or surrendered to police stations.

Clive Knowles, head of the British Ironworks Centre, told The Guardian that the idea for the Knife Angel was inspired by a television documentary on knife crime in the UK and the desire to raise awareness about the large number of weapons on the streets. They started supplying knife banks to 43 police forces across England and Wales two years ago, and since then, more than 100,000 weapons have been taken off the streets and delivered to the center to be used for the massive artwork.

"I saw all the knives and I think you are doing a very good job. It was unfinished at the time but I'm so pleased my son's name is going to be engraved on one of these knives and he will never ever be forgotten," Bergan said.

REMEMBER: A knife is one of the deadliest weapons. It does not need to be reloaded, needs no ammunition - can be thrown with deadly effect and just ONE (1)! has the capability to kill every man, woman and child on this planet.

The people of Britain sleep easy tonight, knowing that almost all of the knives and the majority of the guns have been removed from circulation.

When will the rest of the Earth's nations follow suit and help save their citizens?