Totally correct Wattsy, if you are licensed for hunting equipment that is far more deadly than a knife, then a knife license should be automatically issued to you.
Nothing to hide, nothing to worry about. Chavs and pillocks like that simply would not get a ticket and it would actually make it easier to mop up the street urchins that give knives and us a bad name.
I suggested this 5 years ago on a forum and it got flamed, now however opinions have changed, the subject has been chewed over and more are in favour, and actually see my point.
Other than that go the other way and make it legal for EVERYONE to carry a knife, just see knife crime fall, as it would make everyone equal, not give the street scum the advantage.
This was proven when they brought out very recently new legislation in OZ, they banned the carrying of hand guns, gun crime instantly shot through the ceiling, as the good guys had handed in their weapons and the scum kept theirs, thereby the government had just given the scum the best upper hand they could ever wish for.
The good guys were now the victims and could NEVER defend themselves.