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Petition · past parliament

Five for a knife! 5 year sentence for any person found carrying a knife.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We the No More Knives board and our fellow supporters believe if harsher punishments are laid out this will help to reduce the knife epidemic in our country! It’s out of control. Its a daily thing now. People are terrified to leave their homes. Innocent people caught up in this world.

Why it was rejected

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

Minimum of 5 years in prison for carrying a knife. No early release.

Timeline

19 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
24 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Apr 2019

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