{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/739169.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":739169,"attributes":{"action":"Make the carrying and firing of catapults in public illegal","background":"Make it illegal to carry catapults in public places, so the police can arrest those carrying, especially in areas of known wildlife crime, regardless if ammunition is found or not.","additional_details":"I am an wildlife rescuer and believe we are currently in a wildlife crime pandemic. \r\n\r\n75% of my call outs are due to apparent abuse of wildlife offences.\r\nWe think the law needs to change to give the Police more powers to arrest those carrying catapults.\r\n\r\nThere has been an increase in reports of wildlife being attacked by groups of youths carrying catapults and ball bearings.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":9,"created_at":"2025-08-26T08:37:26.850Z","updated_at":"2025-09-04T13:17:02.734Z","rejected_at":"2025-09-04T13:17:01.227Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-08-26T11:54:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"The following petition calls for a similar action: \r\n\r\nBan the sale of catapults and carrying catapults in public\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/729101"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}