Submitted on Sunday 2nd November 2025
Rejected on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow law abiding citizens to carry regulated, non lethal self defence items
We want the Government to review and update self defence laws to allow law abiding citizens to carry non lethal self defence items, such as pepper spray or personal taser with incapacitant features, under strict regulation. This would help people feel safer and better protected in public spaces.
Following the horrific knife attack aboard the LNER train on Saturday 1st November 2025, it is clear that ordinary people can find themselves defenceless in the face of violence.
Current UK law prohibits carrying any item intended for self defence. Citizens may only use objects that ‘come to hand’ during an attack, leaving them unprepared and vulnerable.
Many European countries, allow regulated possession of non lethal self defence tools such as pepper spray or taser.
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Legalise pepper spray in England: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742673
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