{"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":"<p>THE government has introduced a new ban on zombie-style knives and machetes.<\/p>\n<p>But what exactly are these deadly weapons? And why the sudden crackdown on owning them?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nintchdbpict0002594278611.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>What are zombie knives?<\/h2>\n<p>A zombie knife is a type of bladed weapon inspired by zombie films.<\/p>\n<p>Ministers have promised to crack down on the knives, whose blades can be up to two feet long.<\/p>\n<p>The weapons often have serrated edges and words etched on to them, helping to glamorise violence.<\/p>\n<p>Zombie knives earned their nickname as they mimic weapons frequently seen in horror films, particularly &quot;zombie apocalypse&quot; movies.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on Crime<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GIF-DEVIL-DOG.gif?strip=all&amp;w=300&amp;h=192&amp;crop=1\" class=\"css-ksk4ta\"\/><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>DEVIL DOG <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shocking moment elderly woman is viciously attacked by out-of-control dog<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wild-wedding-shocking-moment-wedding-841216539.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>WILD WEDDING <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shock moment wedding descends into chaos as guests use chairs &amp; poles in brawl<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They are regularly marketed as collector items.<\/p>\n<p>Coming in bright colours and emblazoned with words like &quot;zombie killer&quot; and &quot;slayer&quot; the large knives look far more intimidating than a normal knife.<\/p>\n<p>Several are even sold as &quot;machetes&quot; or &quot;swords&quot; rather than knives.<\/p>\n<p>It reads: &quot;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&#x27;t your thing then our range of zombie swords and throwing knives should be enough to keep those flesh munching half dead at bay.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Latest in News<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OP_LY_PREGNANT.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>FATHERHOOD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Find out who Sean Stewart is if he&#x27;s Britain&#x27;s &#x27;youngest father&#x27;<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ROB-CASEBOOK-COCAINE-BEAR.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>PABLO ESCO-BEAR <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Incredible true story of Cocaine Bear who ate 75lb bag that fell from sky<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dk-comp-page45-auction-v3-1.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>HOUSE THAT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Inside the world of buying a house at auction &#8211; our top tips<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SC-Alyssa-Farah-Griffin-Comp-copy-1.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>A CHANGED VIEW <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Who is Alyssa Farrah Griffin?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>Police seized a terrifying 30 inch &quot;zombie sword&quot; after stopping a car in South London.<\/p>\n<h2>Are zombie knives banned in the UK?<\/h2>\n<p>The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 made it illegal to bring into the UK, sell, hire, lend or give anyone a zombie knife.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>The knife will have more than one hole in the blade or multiple sharp points.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum sentence for the importation, manufacturing, possession and sale of the weapons will be two years.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More in The sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LNP_Wilko_DHA_001_Wilko\ufffds-home-delivery-and-click-and-collect-services-ceasejpg-JS840810832.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>WILKO WORRY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Wilko administrators doubting credibility of firm acting as &#x27;white knight&#x27;<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/crop-23696369.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>ALL GONE RON <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood\u2019s ex-wife Jo, 68, splits from her toyboy lover, 44<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Policing minister\u00a0Chris Philp\u00a0said: \u201cWe must stop the thugs who carry dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/1612976\/what-zombie-knife-uk-banned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE government has introduced a new ban on zombie-style knives and machetes. 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