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As such the law related to the purchasing and possession of weapons (such as knives) varies depending on which part of the UK a person is resident in. In general, knife crime is one of the leading causes of violent crime in the UK, with 50,510 knife-related offences recorded in England and Wales, in the year ending March 2024.
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 ...
Shotguns (Section 2 firearms under the 1968 Act as amended) are defined in UK law as smoothbore firearms with barrels not shorter than 24 inches (61 cm) and a bore not larger than 2 inches (5.1 cm) in diameter, no revolving cylinder, and either no magazine or a non-detachable magazine that is not capable of holding more than two cartridges, [5 ...
The broadcaster purchased two serrated machetes, each 18 inches long, from one site for £19.99 each. Another retailer appeared to ship a “Defender Xtreme Hunting Combat Knife” with a 10-inch ...
The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 (c. 64) was the second of two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 that amended the regulation of firearms within Great Britain. It was introduced by the newly elected Labour government of Tony Blair. The first Act was the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997.
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One man was killed and seven other people injured after an altercation outside a nightclub in Bodmin. [3]13 February 2023: Walthamstow, London, England : 0 4 4: Four men were injured, one critically, after a machete attack at a pub.
Offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985, the Licensing Act 2003, section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and other provisions relating to tobacco, and the Drug Trafficking Act 1994.