Rejected petition Adults caught carrying a knife Should be sent to prison.youths educationprogram

Change the law in knife crime. and make this law this will be a big deterrent to stop people from carrying knives

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Knife crimes in uk have gone out of control. More and more people are carrying them . So we need a deterrent to stop people carrying knives and in doing this we will reduce knife crime

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Two year minimum sentencing for 1st time offenders caught with a knife 16 yrs +: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554242

Increase sentences relating to knife crime: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563199

Introduce mandatory life sentence for possession of a knife: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318502

We could accept a petition calling for the Government to create mandatory education programmes for young offenders convicted of carrying a knife, if that is what you want to happen.

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Date submitted 14 December 2020
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