Rejected petition Use the technology available to detect a person carrying a knife or other weapon

Knife crime is a terrible threat to society. The technology is there that could alert police to a person carrying a knife in public for them to be able to investigate. Knives should not be able to be bought in shops, a better way needs to be created until knife crime is back under control.

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

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Date submitted 23 March 2019
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