Rejected petition Only make knives with a rounded tip to reduce knife crime

Ban all knives with a pointed tip. Only make and sell knives with a rounded tip to avoid knife crimes and prevent more young lives from being lost.

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We have to do as much as we can to prevent more lives from being lost to knife crime.
We should be making knifes less appealing to those who would be willing to use them.

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Require all household knives to have blunt ends
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/714865

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Date submitted 8 January 2025
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