Adults caught carrying a knife Should be sent to prison.youths educationprogram

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the law in knife crime. and make this law this will be a big deterrent to stop people from carrying knives

Knife crimes in uk have gone out of control. More and more people are carrying them . So we need a deterrent to stop people carrying knives and in doing this we will reduce knife crime

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Two year minimum sentencing for 1st time offenders caught with a knife 16 yrs +: Two year minimum sentencing for 1st time offenders caught with a knife 16 yrs +

Increase sentences relating to knife crime: Increase sentences relating to knife crime

Introduce mandatory life sentence for possession of a knife: Introduce mandatory life sentence for possession of a knife

We could accept a petition calling for the Government to create mandatory education programmes for young offenders convicted of carrying a knife, if that is what you want to happen.

Timeline

14 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
21 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Dec 2020

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