Rejected petition Legalise the carrying of handguns for personal defence

Legalise the carrying of a handgun for personal protection in life threatening situations. This is proposed due to the serious risk of terrorist attack in the UK and provides a means of defending yourself and stopping a potentially serious attack and loss of life

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/105167

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Date submitted 16 November 2015
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