This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Raise the sentencing for carrying a knife to life
The average sentence for carrying a knife is 6 months, this needs to be changed dramatically to solve this knife carrying epidemic we currently have going on.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/220240
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