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Ban the sale of knives, crossbows and other weapons online

Submitted by Carol Bridger on Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Published on Thursday 13th March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 13th September 2025

Signatures: 283

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

BANNED ~ Change ~ Children ~ Crime ~ England ~ England and Wales ~ Harder ~ high street ~ ID ~ Knife ~ knife crime ~ Knives ~ Law ~ Power ~ Safety ~ Sale ~ Save Lives ~ shops ~ Specialist ~ street ~ The Law ~ The Power ~ vulnerability ~ Wales ~ Weapons

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 283 signatures in total, with signatories from 137 constituencies. That makes it the 13,857th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 29% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -2% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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