Rejected petition Allow homeowners to use any force necessary when burglars enter their house

Homeowners should be able to use whatever force is deemed necessary to protect themselves and their family from any burglars who unlawfully enter their property.

The homeowners should not be liable for any prosecution, and the burglars should lose all rights once they have entered the property.

This petition was rejected

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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Date submitted 4 April 2018
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