This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition All Police Constables should have the opportunity to become taser trained.
In my opinion all Serving Police Constables should have the chance to be taser trained, so this being optional.
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I think that with current circumstances from terror attacks to Brexit that Police Constables that server for our country and protect ourselves and our loved ones should have the chance to become taser trained to make those protecting us feel more safe doing the great job they do!
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
This is an operational decision for individual police forces, not the UK Parliament and Government.
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