Offensive Weapons
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on banning zombie-style knives and ninja swords.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
We have implemented the ban on zombie-style knives and zombie-style machetes approved by Parliament earlier this year. The ban came into force on 24th September.
We will also be pressing ahead as soon as possible with a ban on Ninja swords, following the tireless campaigning of Pooja Kanda whose son Ronan was killed with one of these lethal weapons. We will be launching a consultation shortly and plan to introduce the legislation shortly afterwards when Parliamentary time allows.
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