Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Raising the maximum prison sentence for carrying a knife or similar offensive weapon in public from 5 years to 10 years, the proposal aims to make the penalty tougher for people convicted of these offences. Its stated purpose is to discourage knife carrying, in response to a rise in knife seizures and recent stabbings, including a fatal one involving young people.

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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 by increasing the maximum sentence that can be imposed for the possession of a knife to cause injury to, incapacitate or intimidate any person.

Last updated 13 February 2020