A fight escalated into a series of stabbings at a a Houston-area high school that killed a student and wounded three others, sheriff's officials said.

Luis Alonzo Alfaro, 17, admitted to the stabbing at Spring High School and has been charged with murder, the Harris County Sheriff's office said in a statement Wednesday night.

Investigators said the stabbings happened during a fight between several students in a school corridor at about 7:10 a.m. A 17-year-old student was killed and three other students were injured, including one who was airlifted in critical condition and two who suffered minor injuries.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Multiple-People-Stabbed-at-Houston-Area-High-School-222335781.html

I don't get it, why doesn't the govt require background checks for knives, forks etc ? These things kill people!

knives are used to cut,,

they don't come close to killing as many people as guns

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10shrtbl07.xls

back on topic though, so long as the boy was 'fearful', probably only can get him on having the knife on school property,,,

ever seen a Haitian National fighting with his Machete,or some other Caribbean Islander?

no, does that happen often in America?

well,apparently you haven't!

Check out the Knifings versus the Shootings in NYC!

25 percent compared to 69 percent,,,

http://projects.nytimes.com/crime/homicides/map

No, because machete no match for gun man.

Knives are used to kill people too, not just cut as you say.
granted, there may be a few more killings by gun but that argument can be made that guns shouldn't be regulated because they kill less then an A-bomb

that's not an argument because A BOMS are HIGHLY REGULATED..lol

we outright RESTRICT entire countries from having nuclear weapons,,,

I know, it's a pretty shallow example but Knives do kill thousands a year...probably the # one cause of deaths in prison and typical street crimes(non drug related).

knives are up close and personal , fighting chance

they are often used to cut our food as well

I don't know anyone needing gun to eat their food....lol
and I know guns are great for cowards who don't know how to fight up close and personal and those who want maximum injury with little effort or risk


using a knife has risks of cutting oneself or being hurt oneself because of the close proximity

probably why so many fewer people use a knife to commit a murder,,except passion of the moment cases where its handy, or where there is a need not to make noise,,,,,

Actually, you are wrong! Knives, clubs and fists kill almost as many people as guns every year!

Alcohol, cars and Drs (Perscription drugs included) are the top 3

And while guns may be a weapon of choice, it is people who kill people, not the tool they use!

I think first you should distinguish between hand guns and guns in general.There are still many, specially in Alaska and other rural states that do use guns for most of their food...at least meat source.
As for knives, I think they are just as threatening.
And going to your argument, you are probably right about a fighting chance, but I think that chance is "just to survive" a knife attack.

I'm not sure if there are stats( I know you posted stats on Murder rates between guns and knives)but I'll bet there are a lot more knife attacks then gun shootings. It's just that knife victims, although terrorized and maimed may have higher survival rate.

Blades are more fun.
Requires far more skill and strategy.

We should ask Jodi Arias, She used both

Yes, knives were OJ's weapon of choice.

I wouldn't.

*whispers* (She's off her rocker)

Also blades are more artistic.
Guns for the most part all look the same.

This 17 y/o is considered an adult in Texas. If he doesn't get the death penalty he'll be gone for a long time.

Yep.
A long time is a long time without Mountain Dew.

There's a chance that Death has Mountain Dew.

I doubt it, seems this is gang related. Although it may be against common sense, it seems repeat offenders don't spend as much time as a first time offender when it comes to capital crimes.