Madam, – There appears to be an increasing number of cases of knife violence in the home. The trend for storing kitchen knives in wooden blocks or attached to magnetic wall strips has also increased. Both storage methods are handy and not unattractive. But in the course of an argument, the combination of momentary rage and accessibility can be lethal. Using the “out of sight, out of mind” principle, storing kitchen knives in a secure drawer may save some, but not all, of the lives so needlessly lost in domestic violence. – Yours, etc,