Petition · past parliament
Following todays attack on unarmed police it is time to arm the police
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Today an unarmed police officer was stabbed by a terrorist inside the grounds of the palace of Westminster. This attacker was eventually disabled by armed police. If the officer who was stabbed had been armed it is possible that he may have been able to shoot the attacker and not have been stabbed.
Only a very small minority of police officers in the UK are armed. it is not armed police officers who, on the whole, are injured. It is always unarmed officers who are either seriously injured or killed. Enough, is enough, it is time to arm all police officers now. A bobby on a bicycle in rural Belgium has more protection than a British police officer on duty in central London trying to protect people, and themselves, from terrorists.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.