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BAN POINTED KNIVES, ONLY FLAT TOP KNIVES SOLD TO HELP PREVENT STABBING CRIMES

Submitted on Monday 3rd February 2025

Rejected on Thursday 20th March 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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BAN POINTED KNIVES, ONLY FLAT TOP KNIVES SOLD TO HELP PREVENT STABBING CRIMES

Petition Details

Please BAN the sale of pointed tip knives, it is time ONLY flat top knives are legal for sale.
Households no longer allowed to iwn pointed tip knives,
In all my years Iv never used pointed bit of knives in household?
Clearly sharp pointed tips is for hunting and killing yo cause harm or death.

Additional Information

Too much knofe crime in uk, too many stabbings, too many lives lost to fatal stabbings.
Alsovevery school needs cctv and metal detectors.
Its time yo help syop and prevent knife crime.
As parents we trust our government schools to care for the safty of our children.
Its time government takes this knife crime issue seriously.


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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Require all household knives to have blunt ends
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/714865

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