Petition · past parliament
Carrying a knife to be an offence as “intent to murder persons unknown”.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
If our society is not to descend into barbarity we must bring a halt to the scourge of knife crime.
Carrying a knife without good reason should be prosecuted as “carrying a weapon with intent to murder persons unknown” and if convicted carry a mandatory prison sentence of ten years.
Carrying a knife without good reason should be prosecuted as “carrying a weapon with intent to murder persons unknown” and if convicted carry a mandatory prison sentence of ten years.
Knife crime has risen from 26,000 in 2015 to 40,000 in 2018; an increase of 54%.
Every day we hear of tragic deaths of individuals murdered through knife crime, often over the most trivial of disputes.
Every day we hear of tragic deaths of individuals murdered through knife crime, often over the most trivial of disputes.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 1 Jan 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jan 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.