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A ban on owning zombie-style knives and machetes comes into force after a four-week amnesty scheme (Yui Mok/PA) New systems, currently at the prototype stage, could first be used on large crowds ...
A zombie-style knife is defined by the Government as any bladed weapon over eight inches with a cutting edge and sharp pointed end that also has “either a serrated cutting edge, more than one ...
In September, "zombie-style knives" and "zombie-style machetes" were banned in England and Wales, making it an imprisonable offence to own, make, transport or sell a wide range of "statement ...
A zombie knife (also known as a zombie killer knife or zombie slayer knife) is a type of ornate knife or bladed weapon inspired by zombie films and TV series. These knives can range in size and shape, but are legally defined in the UK as having a cutting edge, a serrated edge and images or words (whether on the blade or handle) that suggest ...
Zombie-style knives are officially defined as a blade over eight inches (20.32cm) in length with a sharp point and a plain cutting edge, plus either a serrated edge, more than one hole in the ...
Some owners may have been offered more in compensation than their blades were worth, the BBC finds.
The most recent amendment to the list of prohibited weapons in the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order further introduced a ban on the zombie knife in 2016. Importation of any offensive weapon listed in this section is also an offence under Section 141(4) of this act. [7]
Knife crime will not be tackled “overnight” by the Government’s latest ban on zombie-style blades and a fourth crackdown could be announced in future, the policing minister has said.