Britain to tighten the Acts on Purchase of knives after the Southport killings by Reuters
London (Reuters)-Britania announced on Sunday that she would force traders to implement stricter verification verification to stop children buying knives, in a pesting of political days after a teenager admitted that he killed three young girls at a dance event with topics on Taylor Swift .
The Axel Rudakuban knife attack was described last week as one of the most important moments in Britain’s history by Prime Minister Keira Starmer and launched a public investigation into the failures that allowed him to happen.
Although this investigation is expected to focus on why state institutions have failed to affect the warnings about the killer before his attack, attention also turned to the regulations of the purchase of knives.
Current British laws require that traders have a system to check age to prevent those over 18 years of age to buy knives, but elements of these systems are not clearly defined.
Interior Minister Yvette Cooper said that in Parliament last week it was a shame that Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time of the attack, was able to buy a knife online.
On Sunday, the Government announced that they would now order the traders to check the identification of photographs at the point of sale and on delivery, and that only the person who ordered the person who ordered it could be accepted.
“It’s totally shameful how easy it is for children to get a dangerous weapon online,” Cooper said in a statement on Sunday.
“It’s too easy to invest in fake births, the packages are too often rejected on the door without asking questions.”
The measures will be included in the proposal of the Law, which is expected to begin the legislative proceedings in the parliament in the coming months.
