I've heard of a few incidents with students and swords in my city. Both the universities here confiscate and discipline any student even storing weapons in the student accommodation. This causes a lot of thinking for LARP roleplaying types. They have to be careful they fulfill legal rules on what they bring for their hobbies.
I hear the other university across town has an 'armoury' where weapons are locked up till the students go home. In that 'armoury' I hear there is one item confiscated off a Japanese student who thought he could come over with a proper antique, and well maintained, samurai sword that was in his family.