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Closed petition Reduce knife and gun crime with deterrent sentences

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10 yrs minimum for carrying a knife
20 yrs minimum for using a knife

20yrs minimum for carrying a gun
40yrs minimum for using a gun

All without parole.

The current sentences that the judiciary are handing out are obviously not deterrent enough

Act now !

Save lives !

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    This petition will stay open until 17 October 2018.