Petition · past parliament
Jail people for longer who carry bladed articles
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Give out harsher more stiffer sentences , it’s a common thing now , kids /youths carrying knifes ,and there needs to be a strong deterrent
Our children / young people are dying needlessly , and people caught with knifes etc are given conditional discharge , which on its open is Inadequate, the system in which we punish people for their crimes is a joke , it needs amending quickly to stop further needless deaths
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.