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Children as young as 12 buying and selling knives and weapons via the internet
Policing and crime minister Sarah Jones warns that children as young as 12 are buying and selling knives online, often treating it like a business similar to selling clothes. The government is considering a licensing system for knife sellers and has opened a National Knife Crime Centre to tackle the online 'grey market' in offensive weapons.
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Children as young as 12 buying and selling knives and weapons via the internet
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