Petition · past parliament
Increase the punishment to hold a gun or knife, minimum of 10 years
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Knife and Gun crime is on the rise. This is due to people being not scared of the law and they know they will come back on the streets easily. The minimum prison punishment for carrying a knife or gun should be 10 years without Bail.
in the first quarter of 2018 only, there were 48 fatalities involving Gun and knives.
Why it was rejected
It was created under a fake or incomplete name.
Timeline
| 5 Apr 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Apr 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.