Rejected petition: Ban everyone from carrying knives,blades and ceremonial knives
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Introduce a clear policy banning knives of any kind, including religious or ceremonial blades. Everywhere should remain completely weapon free. (Knives for work purposes or hunting allowable with a licence)
Carrying of weapons for any reason needs to lead to prosecution, unless the person has a licence to carry one for work purposes or hunting. Ceremonial knives should never be carried.
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
You may also be interested in this petition: "Ban the sale of machetes and hunting knives to those without a licence" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764047
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