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British actor and singer Idris Elba called for the blunting of kitchen knives in the United Kingdom and the outright ban of certain bladed weapons as the country deals with stabbing attacks.

Elba is slated to release a documentary about the reality of knife crime in the United Kingdom which will have interviews with King Charles III and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The actor said in remarks to the BBC that the film would hopefully lead to more knife regulation.

“The truth is that kitchen knives are perhaps 25% of the knives used in most of the terrible crimes. That’s one of the stats in the film. And those kitchen knives are usually a domestic situation,” Elba warned the outlet. “Of course, it’s very difficult. They’re a domestic knife.”

Elba said that blunting the points of kitchen knives “sounds like a crazy thing to say” but would indeed decrease violence with knives. “I do think there is areas of innovation that we can do with kitchen knives,” he contended. “Not all kitchen knives need to have a point on them.”

“You know, you can still cut your food without the point on your knife, which is an innovative way to sort of look at it,” he told the BBC. “In a country in crisis, I’m sorry, but yeah, let’s look at that.”

The plan from Elba would also involve the regulation of “heritage knives,” meaning that residents of Britain could keep heirloom swords if they “get a license,” but expressed concern that the “loophole” created by allowing heirloom swords would allow for more attacks.

Critics of the proposals likened them to arguments from gun control advocates in the United States, as well as noted that the knife attacks are broadly committed by immigrants from Islamic nations to the United Kingdom, meaning the country should reconsider their immigration policy.

One social media user observed that the United Kingdom would have to regulate hammers, bats, heavy rocks, and even pointy knitting needles under the approach backed by Elba.