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Article 3, §1 of the 2006 Weapons Act [7] lists the switchblade or automatic knife (couteaux à cran d'arrêt et à lame jaillissante), as well as butterfly knives, throwing knives, throwing stars, and knives or blades that have the appearance of other objects (i.e. sword canes, belt buckle knives, etc.) as prohibited weapons. [8]
The number of crimes involving machetes, swords or zombie knives has nearly doubled in five years, police figures suggest. Data obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act showed that ...
A ban on owning zombie knives and machetes came into force on September 24, following a four-week amnesty. However, a BBC investigation has revealed that some websites are still selling the ...
According to The Telegraph, "A ban on the sale of pointed kitchen knives has been backed by the Church of England, judges, top trauma doctors and psychiatrists, the police and victims as they ...
Responding to the figures, the Metropolitan Police outlined the sale of zombie knives on the dark web as a contributing factor. In 2016, an amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988 added the following to the list of weapons whose importation, manufacture, sale or hire is banned:
Mass stabbing incidents are more common in nations that restrict or ban the private ownership of firearms. Individuals who do not have access to firearms typically turn to other weapons in order to inflict harm. In nations with strict firearms regulation such as the United Kingdom and Japan, knives are the most commonly used weapon to commit ...
Labour MP Helen Hayes said knife crime has had an ‘absolutely devastating impact’ on communities in her constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood.
Wielding knives and wearing fake explosive belts, the men took six people captive and later killed one of them. 1: 1 United States: 17 September 2016: In the St. Cloud, Minnesota mall stabbing, the perpetrator shouted "Allahu Akbar" 0: 1 0 United States: 28 November 2016: Ohio State University attack: 0: 11 Totals: 24 85