Ban carrying Kirpan and other ceremonial weapons in Public

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

No weapons should be allowed to be carried in public places. All should be banned from being carried in public. They pose a danger to the general public, no one should get preferential treatment. Knives, swords and daggers legally are considered offensive weapons

I am looking for a total blanket ban on all all ceremonial weapons including the Kirpan in public. Ceremonial weapons have been banned in France, Denmark and Sweden. With growing knife crime no religion, minority or any other group should have an exception from the knife ban which we have in place in the UK. Ceremonial weapons are weapons and no one should be allowed to carry them.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: “Ban carrying religious, cultural & ceremonial bladed & pointed items in public” Ban carrying religious, cultural & ceremonial bladed & pointed items in public

Timeline

2 Jun 2026	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Jun 2026

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