Petition · past parliament

CHANGE THE LAW THAT IF YOU CARRY A KNIFE MINIMUM TERM IMPRISONMENT IS 10 YEARS

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Knife crime is becoming an epidemic, the laws and punishment is not a deterrant. I think we need to make it alot sterner punishment

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

7 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
11 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.