I VISITED the Royal Lancashire Show and was very worried to see the array of knives and machetes on sale within a short stroll of the beer tent, especially as this is an event aimed at families.
How easy it would be for a teenager to drink too much, walk a few yards, then buy, or just pick up a potentially lethal weapon.
A young man lost his life recently in a knife fight in Preston, and the police are trying to reduce the number of knives on the street.
Isn't it time that the show's committee reconsidered its policy of allowing the sale of these weapons on the showground?
LINDA FOSTER, Jesmond Road, Bolton.
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