Ninja Swords prohibited in the United Kingdom since August, says the Labor government
The British have until August 1 to get rid of all their ninja swords like those of the United Kingdom Labor Government It seems to repress the crime of the knife.
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday that the “Ninja swords” will be specifically prohibited this summer after the 2022 murder of sixteen -year -old Ronan Kanda, which was stabbed to death from a ninja sword just away from home.
“Confirmed: Ninja’s swords will be prohibited by this summer,” said Starmer in an X post. “When we promise that we take the action.”
An activist who wears a shirt with the slogan “puts the knives!” It is located in front of the photos of the crime victims for the knives during an event outside the New Scotland Yard. (Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Lighthrocket via Getty Images)
The new ban, “Ronan’s law”, will make it illegal to own, sell, create or import ninja swords.
“Since we lost our beautiful boy Ronan, we have made an incessant campaign for the ban on Ninja Swords, the lethal weapon that took his life,” said Pooja Kanda, mother of the 16 -year -old boy, according to a reading of the government. “We believe that the Ninja swords have not placed in our society except to seriously damage and kill.
“Every step towards the attack on the crime of the knife is a step to obtain justice for our boyfriend Ronan.”
The British government has set up a surrender process for any owner of a ninja sword, defined as a blade between 14 inches and 24 inches “with a sharp cutting with a point in so much style”.
“From 1 August, anyone who caught in possession of a ninja sword could face 6 months in prison, and this will later increase at 2 years based on new measures in the Crime invoice and police“The government said in a statement.” There is already a penalty of up to 4 years in prison for transporting any weapon to public “.
The crime for knives has long afflicted the United Kingdom and although the crimes involving a “acute tool” committed last year in England and Wales had fallen from a 15 -year peak in 2019, they were still substantially higher than the crimes reported in 2010, when 33,800 crimes were reported, compared to 50,500 cases in 2024.
A person sees knives available for purchase via an online website. (Yui Mok/PA images via Getty Images)
A pickAccording to the United Kingdom, it could include knives, but it could also include the use of a broken bottle to commit an offense.
The United Kingdom has seen a significant drop compared to the 52,000 cases involving a “acute tool” reported in 2019 within the following year with 41,700 cases reported.
But these accidents have continued to increase every year since then.
Almost two dozens of different types of knives are already prohibited in the United Kingdom, including swords that are not part of a national uniform, switching blades, zombies knives, belt knives or butterfly knives, to name a few.
The allowed knives are those used to cook or while they work and have a sharp of no more than three inches.
Although the government states that “it is illegal to use any knife or weapon in a threatening way”.
According to Ronan’s law, the sentences in prison have been increased for sale Knives to minors and the illegal sale of prohibited knives.
An officer outside all the Catholic High School of Granville Road in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, after a 15 -year -old boy died in a stab at school on February 3, 2025. (Danny Lawson/Pa images via Getty Images)
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“The knife crime is destroying young lives since too many teenagers are attracted to violence, and it is too easy for them to obtain dangerous weapons,” said the home secretary Yvette Cooper in a note. “Ronan Kanda was only 16 when he was ruthlessly killed by two boys only a year more than him.
“We are urgently behaving to advance measures to prevent mortal weapons from entering the wrong hands and we will continue to do everything you need to prevent young people killed on our streets as part of our mission to halve the crime of the knives in the next decade.”
