Rejected petition Need harder laws on knife crime and more police to stop and search for knives.

Getting to the point we all feel unsafe, we all feel the police haven’t the resources to deal with knife crime. Higher punishment for even carrying a knife and anyone uses should be attempted murder. Want my kids to be safer again.

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Recent deaths ana standings have risen and the police force got smaller. We need more police and more stop and search. We want to feel safer and not have to live in fear when our kids go out. This is why so many are staying in now. We need a crack down and fast

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Petitions calling for tougher sentences:

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

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/237702

Petitions calling for more resources for the police:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/225725

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Date submitted 3 March 2019
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