Aldi has announced big changes to over 30 stores across the UK this summer, including two in Greater Manchester.
26.05.2024 - 07:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Two Greater Manchester MPs have called for action after a Manchester Evening News investigation revealed how easy it is to buy a fearsome weapon in the region. Reporters were able to purchase a 13-inch knife from Stockport gift shop Kitraco and a pistol crossbow from Prince Toys in Bury.
In selling the items, neither shop broke the law, and both Bury and Stockport councils said they had no ongoing incidents or complaints about either business. But the investigation has sparked a debate on whether the law should be tightened to eradicate the sale of concerning weapons, against a backdrop of worrying levels of knife crime across the country.
Afzal Khan, Labour MP for Gorton who will be competing for the new Rusholme constituency in the July 4 general election, has called for such weapons to be banned. He told the M.E.N: "Knives, machetes and weapons are far too easily available, and the responsibility for tackling this has sat squarely with the Conservative government who have sat on their hands and done nothing.
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"The Tories announced a ban on the sale of these weapons at least a dozen times, without actually taking any action. Knife crime is one of the biggest scourges on our society and has claimed the lives of many young people across Manchester in recent years.
"I'm pleased that through the work of the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit, the rate of knife crime has been steadily falling, but any life lost is one too many. A Labour government would prioritise safety on our streets, and deliver a ban on the sale of these dangerous weapons."
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