Now Britain is on their way to ban Samurai swords.
A campaign by the Express & Echo, Exeter, to ban the sale of Samurai swords is set for victory after the Home Office said sale of the weapons could be outlawed by the end of the year.
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Tony Blair told the Express &Echo in January that the Government was preparing to ban the sale of samurai swords and, on Monday, Home Office minister Vernon Coaker announced measures to ban the sale, importation and hiring of Samurai swords and impose a £5,000 penalty or a six month jail sentence for anyone who flouts the ban.
Coaker said: “Public safety is our greatest priority.
Samurai sword crime is low in volume but high in profile and can have a devastating impact.
Banning the sale, import and hire will take more dangerous weapons out of circulation, making our streets safer.”
Express & Echo deputy editor Andrew Howard said: “If our campaign helps save a single person from being hurt by such weapons again, it will have been worth the effort.
“If it helps save a single life.” Where have we heard those noble words before?
And what about English broadswords?
