Rejected petition carrying a knife should serve a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years

Change the laws and sentencing on knife crime it's as dangerous as a firearm and is causing as many deaths it should be held the same

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Our children are dyeing our children are killing every day another young child has been fatally stabbed or stabbed even a kitchen knife can do incredible damage if it carries the same charge as a firearm children might think twice about carrying and you save 2 lives 1 from death and 1 from a life in prison

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/642085

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Date submitted 29 September 2023
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