By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--April 9, 2018
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Anyone buying a knife online will be banned from having it sent to a residential address, under a government crackdown following a surge in street stabbings. New legislation, to be brought forward within weeks, will also make it illegal to possess zombie knives and knuckledusters in private – or any knife on further education premises. Rapid firing rifles will be banned and the legal definition for threatening someone with an offensive weapon changed to make prosecutions easier. The measures – which also include a ban on acid sales to under-18s – will all be included in a new “serious violence strategy”, to be launched by the home secretary, Amber Rudd, on Monday.
No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law. https://t.co/XILUvIFLOW
— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) April 8, 2018
We’re not sure who might be stabbing people, or why – exactly – acid is suddenly an issue. Obviously, there must be a sensible explanation. Things like this never used to happen in Londonistan. We haven’t seen it yet, but we’re sure that someone, somewhere, is getting ready to tell us how this is Trump’s fault. In the meantime, remember. If you’re going on a picnic, and you want to purchase a pack of plastic knives in London, you’ll probably want to bring some ID.Too many young Londoners are being senselessly lost to knife crime. Share our film and help carry a different message #LondonNeedsYouAlive #LNYA pic.twitter.com/uApDYWryu5
— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) April 8, 2018
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