This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Amend the law to allow homeowners the right to defend burglary with deadly force
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In light of recent events, I and anyone who signs this petition will be asking the government to amend law to allow home owners to protect themselves and their premises from burglary or break ins by use of deadly force.
In light of recent events, I and anyone who signs this petition will be asking the government to amend law to allow home owners to protect themselves and their premises from burglary or break ins by use of deadly force. This in turn will act as a deterrent to anyone who wishes to unlawfully break in to another person's property.
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/216836
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