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Ban the sale of machetes and hunting knives to those without a licence

Submitted by Aimee Louise Stansfield on Wednesday 11th March 2026

Published on Friday 10th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 10th October 2026

Current Signatures: 56
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Access ~ Blades ~ checks ~ Communism ~ Communities ~ Crime ~ Danger ~ Devastating ~ FARMS ~ Individuals ~ Injuries ~ Knife ~ knife crime ~ Knives ~ Law ~ Professional ~ Responsible ~ Safety ~ Sale ~ system ~ Violent ~ Weapons ~ work

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 56 signatures in total, with signatories from 42 constituencies. That makes it the 1,439th most popular open petition, and the 27,910th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 15% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

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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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