Rejected petition Reduce underage knife crime by knuckling down on county lines and gangs.

Focus on how/where young people are getting involved in gangs, drug dealing, knife crime. Get down on it and lower the rates.

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Knife crime has shown a significant growth over the past couple years. Children are killing children and county lines are becoming more significant now than ever. We need the government to focus down on these gangs and where these knifes and machetes are being bought from, Especially underage buyers. We need to knuckle down on these problems.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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We understand that you are concerned about knife crime but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

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You may wish to sign the following petition:

Enact measures to combat knife crime
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702424

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Date submitted 21 February 2025
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