Rejected petition Call an emergency parliment meeting to tackle Knife Crime in the UK!

With all the focus on Brexit, it seems knife crime within parliment is being brushed under the carpet! Something needs to done to tackle knife immediately! Around 20 stabbings have taken place in london alone already this year! Introduce tougher sentances for carrying and more stop searches!

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what you mean by "an emergency Parliament meeting".

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on a petition calling for longer sentences for knife crime on 25th March. You can sign that petition and watch the debate here:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233926

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Date submitted 3 March 2019
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