Petition Restrict displaying and availability of knives in shops and online

Introduce penalties for keeping knives on the shelves in shops,use paper sample pictures.It will reduce theft and require shopkeepers to keep knives in safe place and require adult ID to purchase.Temporarily ban online knife purchase for the UK or require ID to pick up knife purchased online.

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Taking knives off the shelves will reduce the availability of knives for purchase or potential theft. There should be a strict regulation of knive sales online. Obtaining knife online is too easy and they are widely available on ebay and other websites.

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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