Sweeping knife and gun laws to target violent offenders

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Sweeping knife and gun laws to target violent offenders

Owners of 'zombie' knives and other dangerous weapons will face jail from today.

To the point: banned weapons are also illegal in homes from today

Date - 14th July 2021
By - Chris Smith

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Cyclone knives and spiral knives are included in the updated Offensive Weapons Act 2019. And later this year there will be further new powers aimed at stopping weapons being bought over the internet. Aalmost a third of all knife offences were...

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