Make the sale of catapults/ammunition and carrying catapults in public illegal.

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.

4,799 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Wednesday 27th November 2024
Last 24 hours signatures
456
Signature Deadline
Tuesday 27th May 2025
Estimated Final Signatures: 9,297

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Also ban companies selling catapults and ammunition in the UK, so they are not so easily accessible.

I am an wildlife rescuer and believe we are currently in a wildlife crime pandemic. There has been an increase in reports of wildlife being attacked by groups of youths carrying catapults and ball bearings.
75% of my call outs are due to apparent abuse of wildlife offences.
We think the law needs to change to give the Police more powers to arrest those carrying catapults.


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