'There needs to be proper and serious intervention'
Two Greater Manchester MPs have called for action after a Manchester Evening News investigation revealed how easy it is to buy a fearsome weapon in the region. Reporters were able to purchase a 13-inch knife from Stockport gift shop Kitraco and a pistol crossbow from Prince Toys in Bury .
READ MORE: "I usually sell these for £89, but for you... £50": A horrific discovery in a children's toy shop in Greater Manchester New legislation to ban 'zombie-style knives and machetes' was put forward by the government in January as part of the Criminal Justice Bill. Home Secretary James Cleverly said at the time: "Knife crime continues to take precious lives away, and I am determined to put an end to this senseless violence.
"The fact you can get things like knives and crossbows over the counter in a matter of minutes, in somewhere like a toy shop, should shock us all," she told the M.E.N. "It is right that there should be calls for a review of the laws around the ownership and sale of things like crossbows and a wider range of weapons with no functional purpose, and to toughen existing rules on serration and length.
"Knife crime destroys lives, devastates families, and creates fear in our communities. We owe it to the victims and their loved ones to come up with practical and preventative solutions." On Facebook, Barbara Ryan wrote: "Law needs to be changed. soft this country." Bobby Mustapha said: "Should start banning these places with knife crime going up roof! Baffled…"
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Councillor Afzal Khan Bury Stockport
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