People in Warwickshire are being allowed to surrender Ninja swords in police stations from July, prior to the ban on the swords taking place in August.

The ban states that Ninja swords will be illegal to own, manufacture or import from 1 August and follows the tragic killing of a 16-year-old boy in Wolverhampton in 2022.

It comes after campaigners pushed for tougher rules around owning blades that have no practical purpose beyond being used as weapons.

A post shared on Warwickshire Police's Facebook stated the legal definitions of a Ninja sword as:

"A fixed bladed article with a blade between 14-24 inches (the length of the blade being the straight-line distance from the top of the handle to the tip of the blade) with:

1. A simple straight cutting edge; and

2. A tanto style point

3. A reversed tanto style point

Special surrender bins, funded by the Home Office, will be available to use at Police stations in Leamington Spa, Rugby, Stratford and Nuneaton.

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