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Britons have until August 1 to get rid of all their ninja swords as the UK's Labour government plans to tighten its grip on knife crime.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that a ban on “ninja swords” would be introduced this summer following the murder of 16-year-old Ronan Kanda, who was killed with a ninja sword outside his home in 2022.
“Confirmed: Ninja swords will be banned by summer,” Starmer wrote in a post on X. “When we make a promise to act, we deliver.”
A campaigner wearing a T-shirt reading “Put the knives down!” stands in front of photographs of knife crime victims during a protest outside New Scotland Yard. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The new law, known as the “Ronan Law,” will make it illegal to possess, sell, manufacture, or import ninja swords.
“Since the loss of our beloved son Ronan, we have campaigned tirelessly for a ban on ninja swords, the deadly weapon that took his life,” said Pooja Kanda, the 16-year-old boy’s mother, according to a government report. “We believe that ninja swords have no place in our society except to cause serious harm and death.
“Every step we take to combat knife crime is a step towards justice for our son Ronan.”
The British government has established a surrender procedure for owners of ninja swords, which are defined as blades between 14 and 24 inches long “with a single straight cutting edge and a tanto-style point.”
“From August 1, anyone caught with a ninja sword in private could face six months in prison, with this later increasing to two years under new measures in the Crime and Law Enforcement Bill,” the government said in a statement. “There is already a penalty of up to four years in prison for carrying any weapon in public.”
Knife crime has long been a concern in the UK, and while the number of crimes involving “sharp objects” recorded in England and Wales last year fell from a 15-year peak in 2019, they still significantly exceeded the number recorded in 2010: 33,800 incidents compared to 50,500 in 2024.
A man looks at knives available for purchase on an online site. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
In the UK, sharp objects include knives and using a broken bottle to commit crimes.
The country has seen a significant drop in the number of cases involving “sharp instruments,” from 52,000 reported in 2019 to 41,700 cases the following year.
However, since then the number of such incidents has continued to increase every year.
The UK already has around two dozen different types of knives banned, including non-national swords, switchblades, zombie knives, buckle knives and butterfly knives, to name just a few.
Only those knives that are used for cooking or professional purposes and have a cutting edge no longer than three inches are permitted.
Although the government stresses that “the use of any knife or weapon for a threatening purpose is unlawful.”
The Ronan Law also increased penalties for selling knives to minors and illegally selling prohibited knives.
An officer stands outside All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, after a 15-year-old boy died after being stabbed at the school on February 3, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)
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