Minimum 7 year sentence Guaranteed for being caught with a knife in public.
HELP ESTABLISH GUARANTEED LAWS WITH MINIMUM SENTENCING.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 17/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 17/100,000
- 28 JUL 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign these petitions which call for a similar action: Increase the minimum sentence for the possession and use of a knife https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/714854
- 07 JUL 2025Petition created
Background
Knife crime is through the roof with no sign of stopping. Holding a knife in public should be seen as intent to murder.