This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Give people the right to protect them self's with pepper spray.
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By signing this e-petition you are asking parliament to look at the current laws surrounding carryings and using pepper spray. You are requesting the UK governemtn to allow people to carry and use pepper spray to protect them selfs, homes and family.
In the UK, there are 2,034 violent offences per 100,000 people, way ahead of second-placed Austria with a rate of 1,677.
The U.S. has a violence rate of 466 crimes per 100,000 residents, Canada 935, Australia 92 and South Africa 1,609.
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