carrying a knife should serve a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the laws and sentencing on knife crime it's as dangerous as a firearm and is causing as many deaths it should be held the same

Our children are dyeing our children are killing every day another young child has been fatally stabbed or stabbed even a kitchen knife can do incredible damage if it carries the same charge as a firearm children might think twice about carrying and you save 2 lives 1 from death and 1 from a life in prison

Why it was rejected

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

Minimum sentence of 5 years for carrying a knife with a minimum fine of £10k

Timeline

29 Sep 2023	Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Oct 2023

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