Increase the sentence to ten years minimum if you are caught carrying a knife

I think that the minimum sentence for being found carrying a knife should be increased to ten years.

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Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Wednesday 21st August 2024
Estimated Final Signatures: 2,055
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People are needlessly losing their lives as a result of knife crime. This is destroying families. I believe that having a minimum sentence of ten years could help reduce knife crime and the destruction it causes.


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