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Ninja swords banned but what about samurai swords?
- What about my Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi which is really more imperial regalia desu

I don't envy the cop who has to try and take a sword from someone who can teleport behind you.
- Nani?!

I love the government announcing things that were already crimes are still crimes.
- It was illegal to own one? I understand using it or carrying in public, but literally owning one???
  
  Using it is illegal, carrying it in public is cringe.

Top knots are next. This samurai discrimination will not stand.
- I support freedom of manbun for anyone who can wrestle their way into the professional ranks of sumo
- But who will out the swirly pattern on top of my coffee then?

This ban is in response to a large number of teenagers harming and killing each other with mall ninja shit in the UK. It's been legal for adults to purchase and own them in their own homes, but the sellers have not been diligent, so children are buying them anyway, hence the ban.
Look up "zombie knife" if you want visual examples, but know that generally the blades are real and not blunt for decoration as a reasonable person might expect.
The ban doesn't apply to historical items (which these are not) or legitimate uses (of which these have none).
- Disclaimer: I don’t live in the UK
  legitimate uses (of which these have none).
  The intended “use” is generally decorational, so I guess whether that’s legitimate depends on how tacky you think it is.
  The blades are real and not blunt for decoration as a reasonable person might expect.
  I have a decorational blade and while the edges are certainly not sharp, it would absolutely result in a lot of bleeding to get hit by it. I have seen some blades that have blunter edges than mine has, but even then it would still be dangerous as a blunt weapon, although no more so than a baseball bat, golf club, or some other form of “sports stick”.
  
  The edge you're taking about is normal for a decorative blade. It's not good enough to be a real weapon or tool, but too dangerous to be played around with. The "zombie knives" being used by kids in the UK are real blades. The sites I've seen use it as a selling point that they aren't just for show. They're sharp enough for a kid to stab another through the chest.
  e: Generally also the build quality of decorative blades is very poor, because they're for decoration. The blade snapping or coming out of the handle altogether and then flying unexpectedly is often how one becomes injured with them accidentally, trying to make a cool video cutting up cardboard or whatever. They're not practical for any purpose other than as decor.

Does this mean you literally cannot own a sword in your home?
- The peasants have never had the rights to the same arms as their lords.
  You bet your ass King Charles is allowed as many samurai swords as he wants 😤
- Sure sounds like it
  
  Oi m8
- Messer time, then
  
  Preparing lunch with exceptional knifework and yelling at my family to TASTE MY SOLINGEN STEEEEEL
  
  Katanas are already single-edged, though.

Weebphobia fr

Great, what the fuck do they expect me to do when my kids are playing outside and get rushed by 30-50 feral Ikko-Ikki?
- Call the rozzers. They'll ask them politely to leave.
- uhhhh use a... uhhhhhh idk

Wouldn't this be racist or similar? Owning a Japanese sword is illegal, but what about a European sword or an English sword?
- actually you're being racist because not all japanese swords are ninja swords /s
  yeah unless they prohibit every kind of sword equally (and give enough time for everyone to somehow get rid of theirs) it's kinda being racist

You'd be surprised how often katanas are given out as awards or gifts at workplaces.
- is that a thing
  
  Its a bit more prevalent in military spaces, but absolutely. I've seen a dude with like 8 of the things in his office once

Ninja swords are pretty much useless unless you backstab for a critical anyway.

Does this reformation mean that only the police can carry Katanas?

Would a naginata be okay? It's a polearm, not a sword.
What about a tanto, which is really more of a dagger?
- Naginta, please https://youtu.be/ULQlg8RgkkA
- Is the blade of a naginata over 50cm? It's curved so that would already have been banned if so. Unless it was made traditionally before 1954.
  I think a tanto is perfectly legal.

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Luke 22:36