Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Mandatory 5-Year Sentence for Possession of a Knife or Other Weapon
Closed
270 signatures
What the petition asks
Due to the increase in knife crime and the amount of people losing their lives. Something NEEDS to change. There should be a mandatory sentence for carrying a knife or weapon of any kind of 5 years. Many people are arming themselves with every intention of using said weapon.
Too many people lose their friends and family to knife crime and crimes involving other weapons.
How many more parents will lose their sons or daughters to knife crime? Please as the Government do something more. I believe a mandatory sentence for carrying a weapon will act as a deterrent to most young people before they think about picking up a knife.
How many more parents will lose their sons or daughters to knife crime? Please as the Government do something more. I believe a mandatory sentence for carrying a weapon will act as a deterrent to most young people before they think about picking up a knife.
Timeline
| 27 Mar 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Sep 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
270
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
27 Mar 2023
Closed
27 Sep 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.