Great Britain will forbid free sale of Samurai swords: 80 crimes, 5 corpses
14 December 2007British government is going to freeze free sale of Samurai swords since April, 2008. Such decision was taken because of frequent attacks with use of this kind of cold steel, has declared Deputy Home Secretary. According to the statistics, 5 persons have died in such incidents for the last couple of years.
For the first time the idea has arisen this spring after a number of requests from members of the Parliament and average British. According to the Home Office, for the last couple of years there were 80 cases of fights or attacks with use of this kind of cold steel in the country.
Nevertheless, the government promises do everything reasonably taking into account interests of weapon collectors.
Since April, 2008 the government of the Great Britain will forbid import, sale and renting of Samurai swords. Infringers of this law will be punished with six months of prison and the penalty in 5 thousand pounds sterling.