MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to The Guardian, such weapons, as high-strength pepper spray pistols, stun guns that look like a flashlight or baseball caps with a hidden stabbing knuckleduster are available for purchase online through the site.
These kinds of weapons can be couriered directly from the UK Amazon office or imported from abroad with false customs paperwork.
A National Crime Agency spokesperson has called these kinds of weapons dangerous and harmful, as quoted by the publication.
These weapons are prohibited for sale under UK legislation.
As the newspaper found out, online shoppers can buy over 40 banned weapons through Amazon, including grenades, nunchucks and butterfly knives.
According to a Home Office spokesperson, as quoted by the publication, the maximum sentence for the sale of prohibited firearms can be increased from 10 yeas in jail to life imprisonment.
