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  2. Ban on zombie-style knives and machetes to come into force - AOL

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    The number of crimes involving machetes, swords or zombie knives has nearly doubled in five years, police figures suggest. ... compared with the previous 12 months, but the total 49,489 offences ...

  3. Knife legislation - Wikipedia

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    Knife legislation is defined as the body of statutory law or case law promulgated or enacted by a government or other governing jurisdiction that prohibits, criminalizes, or restricts the otherwise legal manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, possession, transport, or use of knives.

  4. Crime in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In comparison to other English-speaking countries, such as New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, Australia in 2020 had an overall crime rate of 6.87 per 100,000 people, while the overall crime rate in North America was higher, with 6.1 per 100,000 in Canada and 8.5 per 100,000 in the United States. The homicide rate in ...

  5. Gun laws of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.

  6. Nottingham: Video shows group wielding machetes in city ... - AOL

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    The 30-second clip appears to show them with large knives outside Nottingham Contemporary gallery.

  7. Improvised weapon - Wikipedia

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    Modern factory-made machete, US Forces issue. Throughout history, common tools were used so often as weapons in self-defense that many of them evolved specifically into weapons or were adapted with the secondary purpose of being used in self-defense, usually by adding modifications to its design.

  8. Body camera video released of fatal supermarket shooting of ...

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    Surveillance video and body camera footage were released of a fatal shooting involving Los Angeles County deputies and a 38-year-old man armed with two machetes inside of a supermarket.

  9. Machete - Wikipedia

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    In the Jalisco region of Mexico, Los Machetes is a popular folk dance. This dance tells the story of cutting down sugar cane during the harvest. Los Machetes was created by Mexican farm workers who spent a great amount of time perfecting the use of the tool, the machete, for harvesting. Traditionally, real machetes are used while performing ...