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Edmonton should ban the sale of knives and prohibit people from carrying them into nightclubs and other public places, Mayor Stephen Mandel said Monday in the wake of two deadly stabbings in the city.
"Way too many people have knives in their pockets, and it's gotta stop," he said.
Mandel made the comments following the fatal stabbings of two young men in Edmonton in the last four days.
Early Saturday, Brendan McNaughton, 21, was fatally stabbed in a parking lot near 182nd Street and 89th Avenue.
Three men have been charged in connection with the attack on McNaughton. Jayden Jeffery Zylinski, 19, faces a charge of second-degree murder, and Nathan Gordon Gour, 21, and Christopher John George, 30, have been charged with assault.
On Thursday, the body of Landis Tyson Stick, 24, was discovered at the side of the road at 104th Street and 107th Avenue. He died several hours later in hospital of a stab wound.
Mandel said he wants to take action and planned to meet with city lawyers Monday to determine whether council has the power to create a bylaw that deals with knives.
He also spoke at length with police Chief Mike Boyd, who agreed action is necessary.
Brian Kroon, owner of Spike Camp, a military and police supply store in South Edmonton, said a ban on knives is preposterous. "The mayor is politicking," he said.
He said a ban on the sale of knives would not put an end to stabbings since criminals would likely make their own weapons.
Kroon said it's illegal to attack or kill someone and suggested the mayor lobby for stiffer penalties for people who are involved in a stabbing, rather than pursue a ban.
But parents are worried about the safety of their children when they go to bars, Mandel said.
"I've been told by very reliable sources that this is the worst city in Canada for [carrying knives], " he said.
Police don't have the right to search someone they suspect is carrying a knife unless they have justifiable cause.
Mandel wants to work with the courts to change that.
"I don't know the answers to the questions, but you know, sitting back and saying we can't do anything is not the answer, either," he said.
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Edmonton should ban the sale of knives and prohibit people from carrying them into nightclubs and other public places, Mayor Stephen Mandel said Monday in the wake of two deadly stabbings in the city.
"Way too many people have knives in their pockets, and it's gotta stop," he said.
Mandel made the comments following the fatal stabbings of two young men in Edmonton in the last four days.
Early Saturday, Brendan McNaughton, 21, was fatally stabbed in a parking lot near 182nd Street and 89th Avenue.
Three men have been charged in connection with the attack on McNaughton. Jayden Jeffery Zylinski, 19, faces a charge of second-degree murder, and Nathan Gordon Gour, 21, and Christopher John George, 30, have been charged with assault.
On Thursday, the body of Landis Tyson Stick, 24, was discovered at the side of the road at 104th Street and 107th Avenue. He died several hours later in hospital of a stab wound.
Mandel said he wants to take action and planned to meet with city lawyers Monday to determine whether council has the power to create a bylaw that deals with knives.
He also spoke at length with police Chief Mike Boyd, who agreed action is necessary.
Brian Kroon, owner of Spike Camp, a military and police supply store in South Edmonton, said a ban on knives is preposterous. "The mayor is politicking," he said.
He said a ban on the sale of knives would not put an end to stabbings since criminals would likely make their own weapons.
Kroon said it's illegal to attack or kill someone and suggested the mayor lobby for stiffer penalties for people who are involved in a stabbing, rather than pursue a ban.
But parents are worried about the safety of their children when they go to bars, Mandel said.
"I've been told by very reliable sources that this is the worst city in Canada for [carrying knives], " he said.
Police don't have the right to search someone they suspect is carrying a knife unless they have justifiable cause.
Mandel wants to work with the courts to change that.
"I don't know the answers to the questions, but you know, sitting back and saying we can't do anything is not the answer, either," he said.