Need harder laws on knife crime and more police to stop and search for knives.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Getting to the point we all feel unsafe, we all feel the police haven’t the resources to deal with knife crime. Higher punishment for even carrying a knife and anyone uses should be attempted murder. Want my kids to be safer again.

Recent deaths ana standings have risen and the police force got smaller. We need more police and more stop and search. We want to feel safer and not have to live in fear when our kids go out. This is why so many are staying in now. We need a crack down and fast

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions calling for tougher sentences:

People found with a knife to get 10 years and using a knife 25 years in prison.

Increase punishment for any knife related crime

Petitions calling for more resources for the police:

Increase funding to police forces

Timeline

3 Mar 2019	Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Mar 2019

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