Petition · past parliament
Introduce a mandatory prison sentence for caring a knife as a weapon
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Knife crime is soaring throughout the UK. In Harrow, North West London today, there were 2 stabbings, one fatal.
Something has to be done to stop this needless waste of life and as a deterrent, a starting point would be a minimum prison term to be defined by parliment for carrying a knife.
Something has to be done to stop this needless waste of life and as a deterrent, a starting point would be a minimum prison term to be defined by parliment for carrying a knife.
https://harrowonline.org/2019/04/03/man-murdered-in-south-harrow-in-broad-daylight/
https://harrowonline.org/2019/04/03/multiple-reports-of-alleged-stabbing-at-tesco-in-harrow/
https://harrowonline.org/2019/04/03/multiple-reports-of-alleged-stabbing-at-tesco-in-harrow/
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 4 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.