This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Arm all police in the UK, in light of the death of Keith Palmer in London.
4 people including Palmer were killed in the London attack.
Around 40 people were injured.
The knifeman then stabbed a policeman before being shot dead by armed officers near the Houses of Parliament.
If the first officer to spot the man was armed, the attacker may have been killed sooner.
This petition was rejected
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/192393
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