Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Require shops to sell knives in lockable cabinet/behind a counter and ban offers
Opened on
17 signatures so far
Put tighter restrictions on the selling of knives.
Open from Monday 16th December 2024 to Monday 16th June 2025
95 signatures
Enact measures to combat knife crime
Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
40,249 signatures
Ban on knife possession except for licensed/trade purposes & increase sentences
Open from Monday 20th January 2025 to Sunday 20th July 2025
126 signatures
Ban selling knives online
Open from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Tuesday 12th August 2025
77 signatures
Enforce trade and weapon laws: stop online traders selling knives to children
Open from Tuesday 25th February 2025 to Monday 25th August 2025
87 signatures
Require all household knives to have blunt ends
Open from Wednesday 12th March 2025 to Friday 12th September 2025
145 signatures
Ban the sale of knives, crossbows and other weapons online
Open from Thursday 13th March 2025 to Saturday 13th September 2025
283 signatures
Fund all secondary schools to have metal detectors
Open from Friday 14th March 2025 to Sunday 14th September 2025
74 signatures
Increase the minimum sentence for the possession and use of a knife
Open from Friday 14th March 2025 to Sunday 14th September 2025
81 signatures
Require licences for all air guns, including bb guns, and knives
Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
42 signatures
Require online knife purchases to be collected in-person from the Post Office.
Open from Friday 11th April 2025 to Saturday 11th October 2025
46 signatures
Fund more, newly designed knife banks outside every police station
Open from Tuesday 22nd April 2025 to Wednesday 22nd October 2025
225 signatures
Legalise Everyday Carry of Folding Pocket Knives with Common Locking Mechanisms
Open from Friday 9th May 2025 to Sunday 9th November 2025
93 signatures
Ban songs about knife crime and violence on social media and music apps
Open from Tuesday 27th May 2025 to Thursday 27th November 2025
78 signatures
30yr minimum sentence for all cases of murder & manslaughter involving a knife
Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
1,037 signatures
Introduce background checks for buying knives
Open from Monday 11th August 2025 to Wednesday 11th February 2026
145 signatures
Introduce an automatic 2-year sentence for carrying a knife & fund prevention
Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
6,887 signatures
Require that photo ID and fingerprints are taken prior to the purchase of knives
Open from Monday 13th October 2025 to Monday 13th April 2026
231 signatures
Fund the installation of metal detectors in all schools
Open from Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Monday 4th May 2026
253 signatures
Allow SIA trained persons to carry CS/PAVA spray and ASP/ARNOLD batons
Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
114 signatures so far
Increase minimum sentence for carrying a knife to 10 years
Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
70 signatures so far
Require serial numbers, ID checks, licences and age 21 limit for all knife sales
Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
115 signatures so far
Introduce 5yr Minimum Sentence for unlawfully carrying a Knife 3yrs Juveniles
Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
52,941 signatures so far
Provide funding for body armour for frontline operational ambulance staff
Opened on Wednesday 11th March 2026
3,973 signatures so far
Ban the sale of machetes and hunting knives to those without a licence
Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
56 signatures so far
Ban All Knives including ceremonial knives in Schools
Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
98 signatures so far
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