Submitted on Thursday 1st June 2023
Rejected on Monday 5th June 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Tackle the sale of machetes and other bladed articles as Published 18 April 2023
Pass new laws on knife crime as per the consultation on new knife legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in crime
Published 18 April 2023
To many young people dying from knife crime and knives of ridiculous sizes being sold to easily.
Support the consultation and paper to restrict the sale and importation of machetes and blades that have no use or function in our society
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-proposed-legislation/consultation-on-new-knife-legislation-proposals-to-tackle-the-use-of-machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-in-crime-accessible
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand you would like changes made to legislation relating to knife crime but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
We currently have the following petitions open on this issue which you might like to sign and share:
Make knife crime prevention a compulsory requirement for all school curriculum
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634860
Impose minimum sentences for first offence of possession of a knife
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635897
Introduce tougher sentences for knife crime
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/633328
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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