Hard Facts

 The harsh reality of life is that:

In 2007 – 27 Teenagers were stabbed to death in London.

• The first fatal stabbing that happened in the UK in 2008 was in the early hours of the New Year!
• 3 More fatal stabbings happened in the UK within the first week
• In the UK knife crime happens every 24 minutes< – in London it is every 50 minutes
• From July 2007 – October 2007 there were 5,500 serious knife crimes
• On May bank holiday 2006 (27th-29th May 06) the police recorded 50 Knife attacks
• Most people who are at risk are Males aged between 14-24 (this information was taken from http://www.sayno2knives.co.uk/Facts.html)

 It is illegal to carry a knife or a gun, even an imitation one.

If you are caught with a knife or a gun, regardless of whether you say it was for your own protection or you were carrying it for someone else, you will be arrested and prosecuted.

• Possession of a knife can carry a prison sentence of up to 4 years even if it’s not used.
• There’s a minimum 5-year sentence for carrying a gun if you’re over 18. If you’re under 18, you could still go to prison.
• If you stab somebody and they die, you will face a life sentence and will serve a minimum prison sentence of 25 years.
• Causing the death of someone with a gun carries a life sentence and you will serve a mandatory 30-year prison sentence.
• If someone is injured or killed by a knife or gun in your presence, even if you’re not the one using the weapon, you too could be prosecuted. You could be sent to prison for murder in what is referred to as ‘joint enterprise’.

 Just because they don’t know the facts is the reason why most people end up in jail.