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Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

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There’s a giant 26-foot-tall Knife Angel sculpture in the UK, built entirely out of 100,000 donated knives. But besides the impressive statistics, it’s also a monumental sculpture built out of morbid necessity to remember the victims fallen to the increasing knife violence in the United Kingdom and to finally acknowledge that there is a real problem.

The beautiful sculpture’s creator, Alfie Bradley, has spent two years designing and building this work of art which features police donated knives that were actually used in violent crimes all over England and Wales, some of which even have the names of the victims engraved onto the blades. The rest came thanks to the help of British Ironwork Centre in Shropshire, which initiated an amnesty program “Save a Life, Surrender Your Knife” through which people could anonymously donate their knives to create this sculpture artwork.

Besides cleaning every knife of ‘biological material,’ Alfie also “had to blunt every single knife to make sure they’re not sharp anymore, and can’t create any damage,” Bradley told ITV News.

Bradley is currently running a petition to put the metal sculpture on Trafalgar Square in London to raise awareness of the issue, and you can show your support right here.

More info: British Ironwork Centre (h/t: demilked)

This 26-foot-tall Knife Angel sculpture is actually a monument…

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

For the victims fallen to the increasing knife violence in the United Kingdom

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Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

And it’s built entirely out of 100,000 donated knives

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

Some of which have actually been used in the crimes

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

The angel’s creator, Alfie Radley, has spent two years designing and building the sculpture

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

But the idea was rejected by the government…

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

as they thought it showed Britain in a bad light

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

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But Alife is not giving up, and now he wants to put it on Trafalgar square in London to raise more awareness

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

And you can help him out by signing this petition

Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It

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Jim Hubbard 7 years ago

Until people stop being childish and admit what the actual problems are, none of this will change. There is no such thing as "knife violence" or "gun violence" or "car violence". There are only violent human beings. You'll never get anywhere with combatting violence if you cannot even call it what it is - violent human beings.

58points

Alfred E Newman 7 years ago

You're absolutely right Jim. Weapons do not kill people. People kill people, who use certain tools for their own purposes. Amen.

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Lu 7 years ago

Well said - until we can be honest with the causes of violence. So many factors from family, personal behaviour, competitive economies and so many to list...how can we change?

1point

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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago

I'm sick of this stupid argument. The people and the weapons are part of the same whole. You can't separate them when they engage in violence. You might as well say they wouldn't have done it if they had no arms (limbs). It's pointless. The two things combined create a deadly scenario but on their own they are effectively nothing.

1point

sloniu21 7 years ago

I'm come from Poland but I work in Germany. In Poland there are no restrictions to carry a knife in public. I can carry a 30 cm long knife because the knife is not listed in Polish law as a weapon. In Germany I cannot carry a knife which can be opened with a one hand, don't matter if the knife is 6 cm or 20 cm long. But I can carry a fix blade up to 10 cm of the blade edge. I don't understand this stupid weapon law. The knife is not a weapon, this is a tool. I can harm somebody with everything- with fork, screwdriver, glass bottle or metal pipe. In England carry a knife in public (also EDC knife as Buck Nano Bantam) is not permitted.

0points

Ildiko S. 7 years ago

I agree with you! Only, instead of focusing on the individuals, we should look at the causes. We can ednlessly chase criminals, if the environment that creates them does not change.

0points

Harvey Tydeman 7 years ago

if i say something bad about guns how many negative points will i get? ok, "England has no school shootings"

0points

Mark Nicodemo 7 years ago

You cannot disarm innocent people of guns and then expect that criminals and violence will magically disappear. Instead of guns, they'll simply use another lethal weapon, and they have done exactly that.

40points

John L 7 years ago

Mark, you took the words right out of my mouth. Violent people will always find a way to channel that violence. That's why innocent people need to have the Liberty to protect themselves.

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Arnoud Lievers 7 years ago

You are right Mark. but violence with guns out of the equation is gonna make a lot les victoms you know. Don't believe me look up the stats.

3points

H Johnny 7 years ago

The rise in knife crime is to do with gangs in London, nothing to do with gun control or attacks on innocent people. You right wing gun-toting American nuts infect every article like this. The UK has nothing like the crime stats of your hellhole.

2points

Tammy Adkins Sellards 7 years ago

Agree 100%

0points

Luis Garcia 7 years ago

I'm sure the Beltway Sniper or the Texas Tower Sniper would have just used a knife to do their sniping if they couldn't buy a rifle.

-2points

Lalita 7 years ago

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Irén Pölös 7 years ago

Wow... amazing sculpture and a very powerful message. I do hope it'll be desplayed somewhere

25points

jetmastergames 7 years ago

@EloiseHanson: It's bad enough that you are using an easily researchable name as your username while you try to scam people, but trying to scam people in the comments of an article highlighting the amount of fatal stabbings in the UK? that's disrespectful and sad, Please excuse my language, but you need to f**k off and get a damn job to raise your income, and stop trying to get other people to do it for you.

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Jim Hubbard 7 years ago

Until people stop being childish and admit what the actual problems are, none of this will change. There is no such thing as "knife violence" or "gun violence" or "car violence". There are only violent human beings. You'll never get anywhere with combatting violence if you cannot even call it what it is - violent human beings.

58points

Alfred E Newman 7 years ago

You're absolutely right Jim. Weapons do not kill people. People kill people, who use certain tools for their own purposes. Amen.

15points

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Lu 7 years ago

Well said - until we can be honest with the causes of violence. So many factors from family, personal behaviour, competitive economies and so many to list...how can we change?

1point

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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago

I'm sick of this stupid argument. The people and the weapons are part of the same whole. You can't separate them when they engage in violence. You might as well say they wouldn't have done it if they had no arms (limbs). It's pointless. The two things combined create a deadly scenario but on their own they are effectively nothing.

1point

sloniu21 7 years ago

I'm come from Poland but I work in Germany. In Poland there are no restrictions to carry a knife in public. I can carry a 30 cm long knife because the knife is not listed in Polish law as a weapon. In Germany I cannot carry a knife which can be opened with a one hand, don't matter if the knife is 6 cm or 20 cm long. But I can carry a fix blade up to 10 cm of the blade edge. I don't understand this stupid weapon law. The knife is not a weapon, this is a tool. I can harm somebody with everything- with fork, screwdriver, glass bottle or metal pipe. In England carry a knife in public (also EDC knife as Buck Nano Bantam) is not permitted.

0points

Ildiko S. 7 years ago

I agree with you! Only, instead of focusing on the individuals, we should look at the causes. We can ednlessly chase criminals, if the environment that creates them does not change.

0points

Harvey Tydeman 7 years ago

if i say something bad about guns how many negative points will i get? ok, "England has no school shootings"

0points

Mark Nicodemo 7 years ago

You cannot disarm innocent people of guns and then expect that criminals and violence will magically disappear. Instead of guns, they'll simply use another lethal weapon, and they have done exactly that.

40points

John L 7 years ago

Mark, you took the words right out of my mouth. Violent people will always find a way to channel that violence. That's why innocent people need to have the Liberty to protect themselves.

22points

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Arnoud Lievers 7 years ago

You are right Mark. but violence with guns out of the equation is gonna make a lot les victoms you know. Don't believe me look up the stats.

3points

H Johnny 7 years ago

The rise in knife crime is to do with gangs in London, nothing to do with gun control or attacks on innocent people. You right wing gun-toting American nuts infect every article like this. The UK has nothing like the crime stats of your hellhole.

2points

Tammy Adkins Sellards 7 years ago

Agree 100%

0points

Luis Garcia 7 years ago

I'm sure the Beltway Sniper or the Texas Tower Sniper would have just used a knife to do their sniping if they couldn't buy a rifle.

-2points

Lalita 7 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Irén Pölös 7 years ago

Wow... amazing sculpture and a very powerful message. I do hope it'll be desplayed somewhere

25points

jetmastergames 7 years ago

@EloiseHanson: It's bad enough that you are using an easily researchable name as your username while you try to scam people, but trying to scam people in the comments of an article highlighting the amount of fatal stabbings in the UK? that's disrespectful and sad, Please excuse my language, but you need to f**k off and get a damn job to raise your income, and stop trying to get other people to do it for you.

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