{"id":97424,"date":"2023-08-30T18:20:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=97424"},"modified":"2023-08-30T18:20:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:20:36","slug":"what-is-a-zombie-knife-and-are-they-banned-in-the-uk-the-sun-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/world-news\/what-is-a-zombie-knife-and-are-they-banned-in-the-uk-the-sun-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a zombie knife and are they banned in the UK? \u2013 The Sun | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE government has introduced a new ban on zombie-style knives and machetes.<\/p>\n
But what exactly are these deadly weapons? And why the sudden crackdown on owning them?<\/p>\n
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A zombie knife is a type of bladed weapon inspired by zombie films.<\/p>\n
Ministers have promised to crack down on the knives, whose blades can be up to two feet long.<\/p>\n
The weapons often have serrated edges and words etched on to them, helping to glamorise violence.<\/p>\n
Zombie knives earned their nickname as they mimic weapons frequently seen in horror films, particularly "zombie apocalypse" movies.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n They are regularly marketed as collector items.<\/p>\n Coming in bright colours and emblazoned with words like "zombie killer" and "slayer" the large knives look far more intimidating than a normal knife.<\/p>\n Several are even sold as "machetes" or "swords" rather than knives.<\/p>\n It reads: "We have a great choice of zombie hardware including zombie knives and zombie machetes \u2013 so, if a zombie infestation in your back garden isn't your thing then our range of zombie swords and throwing knives should be enough to keep those flesh munching half dead at bay."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n On June 1 ,2018, footage emerged of a cyclist using a zombie knife to try and smash the window of a car in an apparent road rage row<\/p>\n The driver was forced to run for his life as the cyclist battered his car with the foot-long blade in the confrontation in Croydon, South London.<\/p>\n Police seized a terrifying 30 inch "zombie sword" after stopping a car in South London.<\/p>\n The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 made it illegal to bring into the UK, sell, hire, lend or give anyone a zombie knife.<\/p>\n On August 29, 2023, the Home Office announced they are banning more of the weapons and introducing a new offence for those found in possession.<\/p>\n The definition of a zombie knife would be expanded to include any bladed weapon more than eight inches long with a plain-cutting edge and sharp pointed end.<\/p>\n The knife will have more than one hole in the blade or multiple sharp points.<\/p>\n The maximum sentence for the importation, manufacturing, possession and sale of the weapons will be two years.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Policing minister\u00a0Chris Philp\u00a0said: \u201cWe must stop the thugs who carry dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n \u201cZombie-style knives and machetes serve no other purpose but to inflate criminal egos and endanger lives.\u00a0There is no reason to own these types of weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture>\n
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