Rejected petition: Ban religious knives off our streets - Apply the law in a fair and uniform way!
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Ban all knives from British streets including those for religious or ceremonial purposes. The law should be applied equally for all without fear or favour. Stop the two tier practise of allowing religious and ceremonial knives. Ban all bladed articles regardless of purpose including Sikh knives.Now
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: “Ban carrying religious, cultural & ceremonial bladed & pointed items in public” https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/770412
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