US EditionMum whose teenage son was murdered with ninja sword hails new law named after him
WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND, JUL 31 – Ronan's Law bans ninja swords to close online loopholes after over 1,000 weapons surrendered and knife offences in West Midlands fell by 25%, officials said.
- Pooja Kanda has campaigned for a law that bans ninja swords after her son, Ronan, was murdered with one in June 2022.
- The new law makes it illegal to possess, sell, or manufacture ninja swords and introduces stricter penalties for selling weapons to minors.
- The legislation, named Ronan's Law, was supported by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and aims to prevent knife crime in the UK.
- Over 1,000 ninja swords have been surrendered since the ban was announced, and tougher regulations for knife sales are being implemented.
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The ban in England and Wales makes it illegal to possess, make, import or sell ninja swords, and it comes as part of Ronan's law, named after Ronan Kanda, who was stabbed to death close to his family home in Wolverhampton in 2022 in a case of mistaken identity.
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