Introduce mandatory 42 year prison sentences for using a knife against another.

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What the petition asks

The knife crime epidemic in the UK is out of control. There is at present no suitable deterrent and with the increasing lawlessness and lack of visible policing, evildoers are increasingly prepared to threaten and use a knife against a fellow citizen. Knife injuries for victims are life sentences.

https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN04304

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-knife-crime-police-gang-violence-stabbings-record-figures-a8589626.html

https://www.statista.com/statistics/864736/knife-crime-in-london/

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018

Timeline

30 Oct 2018	Petition opened for signatures
30 Apr 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 27

Status Closed

Opened 30 Oct 2018

Closed 30 Apr 2019

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