Rejected petition Make it legal for women to carry non-lethal self defence weapons

With the social issue of women being at a higher risk of danger from sexual assault, harassment and murder I believe that the legalisation for women to carry self defence weapons would make women feel safer and also potentially curb the violence against women.

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In the UK, 1 in 5 women will experience sexual assault during her lifetime.

The Crime Survey of England and Wales estimates 20% of women and 4% of men have experienced some type of sexual assault since the age of 16, equivalent to an estimated 3.4 million female victims and 631,000 male victims. 5 in 6 victims (83%) did not report their experiences to the police.

(findings from https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/07/violence-against-women-and-girls-and-male-position-factsheets/)

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/577568

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Date submitted 14 March 2021
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