In the aftermath of tragedy, Democrats sprint to their soapboxes, waving legislative Band-Aids at a gunshot wound, as if their proposed laws were magical shields that could have whispered “stop” to a determined assailant. Meanwhile, when a knife-wielding menace turns sidewalks into a personal drama, the airwaves remain suspiciously silent—no calls to ban cutlery or regulate the sharp and pointy population of kitchen drawers everywhere.

Yet a good knife thrower can be very terrifying with half a dozen knives.