Petition Absolute right to self-defence within ones home

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The law regarding self-defence should be altered to make explicit that a householder is entitled to use any and all measures against an unlawful intruder within their home without fear of prosecution or any requirement to demonstrate proportionality or 'reasonableness' of response.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

8,373 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 8,373 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 4 February 2012
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