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Children Buying Knives Online: Safeguarding Concerns

Primul articol: 2 apr. 2026, 21:53 | Ultima actualizare: 2 apr. 2026, 21:53 | 1 sursa | 1 articol
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An investigation has revealed that children as young as 12 are successfully buying knives and other weapons through online platforms. This alarming trend highlights the need for stricter age verification processes and greater parental oversight to prevent minors from accessing potentially dangerous items. The ease with which children can acquire these items online poses a significant risk to their safety and the safety of others.

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Children as young as 12 buying and selling knives and weapons via the internet Foto: The Guardian
The Guardian English Nadeem Badshah and PA Media 2 apr. 2026, 21:53 (acum 2 ore)

Children as young as 12 buying and selling knives and weapons via the internet

Government must ‘come down very hard’ on online trade in knives and weapons, says policing and crime minister Sarah JonesChildren are setting up online businesses selling knives in the same way they trade clothes, the policing and crime minister Sarah Jones has said.Jones heard how children as young as 12 were buying and selling the weapons on the internet and social media at the opening of the new National Knife Crime Centre in Bloomsbury, central London, on Thursday. Continue reading...

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