
Introduction Britain has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world and yet rampant knife crime has been branded a national crisis by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In England and Wales there were 262 murders in the year leading up to March 2024 using knives or sharp instruments. New Law A new law named after Ronan Kanda who was killed three years ago by teenagers who bought knives online and collected them from a post office without age or ID checks will make it harder for young people to purchase knives online. It follows several fatal knife crimes involving young people. Impact Retailers must report suspicious and bulk blade purchases to authorities, as well as bolster age verification checks
Introduction Britain has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world and yet rampant knife crime has been branded a national crisis by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In England and Wales there were 262 murders in the year leading up to March 2024 using knives or sharp instruments. New Law A new law named after Ronan Kanda who was killed three years ago by teenagers who bought knives online and collected them from a post office without age or ID checks will make it harder for young people to purchase knives online. It follows several fatal knife crimes involving young people. Impact Retailers must report suspicious and bulk blade purchases to authorities, as well as bolster age verification checks

Introduction
Britain has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world and yet rampant knife crime has been branded a national crisis by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In England and Wales there were 262 murders in the year leading up to March 2024 using knives or sharp instruments.
New Law
A new law named after Ronan Kanda who was killed three years ago by teenagers who bought knives online and collected them from a post office without age or ID checks will make it harder for young people to purchase knives online. It follows several fatal knife crimes involving young people.
Impact
Retailers must report suspicious and bulk blade purchases to authorities, as well as bolster age verification checks