Petition Introduce licences and 10-year mandatory sentences carrying an offensive weapon

The Government should introduce mandatory 10-year jail sentences for anyone carrying an offensive weapon. If someone needs such a weapon for a work or other purpose they should have to apply for a licence, which needs to be renewed each year.

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Introduce this policy to stop unnecessary deaths.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 18 February 2022
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