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French Report Calls for Zombie Knife Ban and Tighter School Security

Highlighting that 57% of juvenile homicides involve blades, it urges zombie knife bans alongside tighter school measures

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Un policier près d’élèves du lycée Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides, à Nantes, au lendemain d’une attaque au couteau survenue le 25 avril, au cours de laquelle une élève a été tuée et trois autres blessés.
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Overview

  • Prime Minister François Bayrou commissioned the report after a 15-year-old’s fatal stabbing at a Nantes high school on April 24.
  • Data show blades are used in 57% of homicides by minors and 31% of suspected armed robbery perpetrators are aged 13 to 17.
  • Since 2016, minors account for 20% of those caught carrying weapons, representing roughly 3,000 youths per year.
  • Legislative proposals include classifying zombie knives as category A weapons, creating an aggravating circumstance for unlawful weapon carrying and automatic disciplinary council referrals.
  • Security recommendations call for mandatory CCTV at school entrances and premises, a mobile phone ban in schools and a coordinated crackdown on knife sales via social media.