PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Legalise pepper spray to allow people to protect themselves from attacks
Pepper spray should be legalised to allow people to defend themselves in public.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
6
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
Terror and knife attacks are becoming the new normal in the United Kingdom. The public currently have no means to protect themselves from these attacks. Legalising this would at least give people a fighting chance to defend themselves.