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HOME OFFICE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR OFFENSIVE WEAPONS BILL
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ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR OFFE
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knives was announced by Office at the weekend.
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ban on the sale of the most danger
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the most dangerous corrosive products and
knives was announced by the Home fice at the weekend.
The Government will a it a criminal offence to
extending stop and sear h powers to enable the police to search for and seize acid from people carrying it in public without good reason. The new Offensive Weapons Bill, which will be brought forward within weeks, would also make it illegal to possess certain offensive weapons, like zombie kn kkl
corrosive s place and publicly co c
within weeks, would also make it illegal to possess certain offensive weapons, like zombie knives and knuckle-dusters, in private. commitment
The commitment of new legislation will form part of thelegislation will Government’s Serious Violence Strategy, which was launched ony,, which was laun M , April
knuckle-dusters, in private. The
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Government’s Monday, April 9.
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The Government will also make it a criminal offence to possess corrosive substances in a public place and publicly consult on extending stop and search powers to enable the police to search for and seize acid from people carrying it in public without good r The new Offensive Wea which will be brought
the Home also make
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Weapons Bill, forwar
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• Banning rapid firing rifles, and firearms and
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Banning rapid firing rifles, and certain powerful certain powerful firearms and bump stocks, which increase a rifles’ rate of fire;
• Updating the definition of a flick eflect changing weapon
Updating the definition of a flick knife to reflect changing weapon designs.
knife to r designs.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said: “This Government has always stood for law and order, and to tackle violent crime effectively,y, robust legislation and powerful law cement must be in place.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said: “This Government has always stood for law an tackle
violent c
nd or crime
W r, ef
obust legislation and powerful law enforcement must be in place. “That’s why we will intr a new Offensive We
s sales of
“That’s why we will introduce a new Offensive Weapons Bill that includes a new offence of possessing acid in public without good reason, p
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that includes a new offence of possessing acid in public without good reason, prevents sales ofprevent acids to under 18s and stops knives
bump stocks, which increase a rifles’ rate of fir
corrosive products to under-18s to under-18s and tough restrictions on online sales of
estrictions sales of
fice intends VE
As the Government moves forward with plans to crack down on the sale of corrosive substances and knives to underage customers, what does the future hold with the latest round of legislation?
As the Government moves forward with plans to crack down on the sale of corrosive substances and knives to underage customers, what does the futurre hold with the latest ro
ound of legislation?
It will mark a major shift in the Government’s response to kniferesponse to knife crime and gun crime and strike a balance between prevention and obust law enforcement.
It will mark a major shift in the Government’s
crime and gun crime and strike a balance between prevention and robust law enforcement.
Other measureOther measures that the Home Office intends to bring forward within weeks include:
es that the Home to bring forwar
within weeks incllude: Stopping knive
Changing the le
• Stopping knives being sent to residential addr e bought online;
es being sent
esidential add esses after they are bought online;
dresses after they
• Changing the legal definition for threatening with an of
weapon to make prosecutions easier;
Banning the po on a further edu
ucation pr egal definition for
eatening with an offensive weapon to make prosecutions easier;
• Banning the possession of a knife on a further education premises;
ssession of a knife emises;
to
being sent to people’s homes when bought online.
being sent to people’s homes when bought online.
“I see no good reason why any young person should be carrying a corrosive substance in the street, so I am also announcing that we will consult on extending stop andill search powers to include acid. Stop and search is a vital policing toolrch is a vital policing tool and officers will always have the Government’s full support to use these powers pr le
a corr so I am w cons
and sear and offic
Government’s full support to use these powers properly.” The
ff cers will always have the y.
The legislation will include a minimum custodial sentence for those convicted of a second or subsequent fence o
egislation will
convicted of a second or subsequent offence of possession of a corrosive substance in a public place.
minimum ff
substance in a public place. include a
mcustodial sentence for those of possession of a corrosive
“I see no good reason why any young person should be carrying osive substance in the street, also announcing that we sult on extending stop and ch powers to include acid. Stop
The new offence of possessing certain offensive weapons in private would ensure that in future where the police find a zombie knife, for example, in someone’s home they can arrest and charge the owner with this pr oposed offence and emove the offensive weapon fr the owner
c
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would ensur the police find a zombie knife eone’s home
can arrest and charge the owner with this proposed offence and remove the offensive weapon from the owner.
example, in som c
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The Home Office has also added sulphuric acid to the list of regulated explosives precur under the Poisons
The Home Office has added sulphuric acid to the of regulated explosives precursors that come under the Poisons Act 1972. This will mean that members of the public will require a licence to acquire, possess and use the substance.
a o t
1 e lis
that come 1972. This will mean that mem e a lic
to acquire, possess and use the substance.
of the public will requir s
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mbers cence
also t
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The new offence of possessing certain offensive weapons in private e that in futurew
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acids to under 18s and stops knives
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