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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Reconsider an outright ban on swords. More details
Submitted by Jason Bell – Deadline to sign up by: 15 May 2007 – Signatures: 9,543
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You recently signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "Reconsider an outright ban on swords."The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
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The proposed ban on the import, sale and manufacture of swords will have an adverse effect on legitimate practitioners, collectors and manufacturers. Actual sword related crime is very rare and does not warrant a ban that affects the cultural activities of thousands of legitimate martial artists, collectors and smiths. Current legislation is quite adequate to deal with violent crime connected with bladed weapons. New legislation is merely for show. Enforcing such a ban will also affect cultural events such as Scottish Sword Dancing and many Sikh festivals. We urge the PM to reconsider this knee jerk reaction to media influenced scaremongering.
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- Paul Holder
- Robert Bowley
- Christine Reed
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- Serena Hannah
- nigel pollard
- Edward Phillips
- Ben Jones
- David Wray (Fencer and Fencing Coach)
- scott lawson
- Sophie Polya
- Adam Cooper
- A Watson - Jackson
- Paul Hadley
- Mandy Burns
- Sharon Heard
- Philip Harris
- Caroline Gordon-Smith (mother of young fencer)
- Andy Majury
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- Claire Ladkin
- Glen Hayward
- Amanda Hyde (Libertarian)
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- Marc Bengry (Fencing Coach)
- Sally Robinson
- Ashley Chaloner
- Lorna Jones
- nicola mckevitt(parent of fencer)
- Alex Neale
- Sarmad Majid
- Ian Everid
- nicholas hermansky
- james toze
- Chris Lansley
- Lynne Wood
- Daniel Cae Painter Ford
- Andrew Jack
- David Samuel
- Emma Skinner
- philip lind
- Ria Perkins
- Paul Agate
- Craig Thain
- Andrew Culling
- Alison Pond (auntie of young fencer)
- G Pedrick (Re-enator and Collector)
- Lesley Lipczynski
- Nicholas Butterworth (taiji player)
- John Mason
- Helen Boxer
- Cory Miller
- Chris Humphrey
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- Margaret Elizabeth Lloyd-Jones (mother of a fencer and child protection professional)
- Andrew McQueen
- Andy Smart (TCC practitioner)
- David Crimble
- Arthur Nichols
- Joanne Mortimer
- Jean Breddy`
- Alexander Hyde
- Thomas Dulley
- Henry Cuthbertson
- Julian Gilbody
- James David O'Sullivan
- ewan hitchcoe
- Anne Bryceland (Tai Chi student)
- Jack Heap
- Tim Jones
- Catherine Gandolfi
- Kim Lee
- Simon English
- Laura Plant
- Elizabeth McQueen (wife of a fencer)
- Jane Blackman
- John Millward
- Elizabeth Robertson
- Elin Larsen Glen
- Jeremy Ash
- Sharon Charlton
- Kathy Lye (medieval enthusiast and bellydancer)
- William Alan Gardner
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- Pete Fletcher
- Christine Stafford
- Damien Spratt
- N.Riley
- james austin-smith (kung fu instructor)
- Edward Thornton
- neil slater
- Connor McGrath
- Clare Fitzpatrick (Tai Chi)
- martin merrill
- Patricia Fenwick
- Fiona Dauppe
- Stuart Howard
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- Jeremy Connaughton
- Andrew Fenwick
- Georgina Usher
- Christopher Williamson
- Roscoe Platt
- Richard Mooney
- Victoria Hawkesford
- Michael Gilgallon
- Clare Mills
- jamie brittain
- james briggs
- Victor Dauppe
- Jean Francis [Fencer]
- Antony Butcher
- Eleanor Shirkie
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- Justin Holt
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- Faith Polya
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- Keith Dodwell
- Dhalveer Dhami
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- Elizabeth Ball
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- Ranald Baird
- Paul Hempshall
- Laura Thompson
- Michael Virk
- Paul Reader
- Linda Buchanan
- David Storey
- Paul Charlton
- J Coole
- Tim Stanton (Aikido Student)
- Lita Marley
- Paul Wright
- Matthew Self
- Craig Crowe
- giles J Robinson
- Alan Monk
- Grant Bruce
- stuart hills
- Jacky Yu (Fencer)
- Graham Strowes
- Johannes Eriksson (Aikido)
- aaron williams
- John Speirs
- Richard Tomiak
- Raymond Yung
- Sylvia Hartley
- Robert Heibel
- Ruth Skinner
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- Hugh Boardman
- David Williams
- Keith M Gray
- Rebecca Linssen
- Robert Hawkesford
- Matthew Worsfold
- Jeanette Dymond
- jason brown
- Terry Gates
- Lucie Durnford
- Sophia Smithers
- chris britton
- Steve Charlton
- Susan McKever
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- steven mckay
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- Mark Cloke
- Steve Hallett
- Sheri Francis
- James Fitzpatrick
- Naomi Winsor
- Gillian Pearce
- Martin Welbank
- Jon Lambert
- matthew salt
- Heather Gray
- Debbie Lambert
- Gordon Boyd
- Darren Pearce
- Penny Kallas
- Simon Knight
- Heidi Linda
- Joe Joyce
- Joe Joyce - Northampton Mediaeval Society - 15c Re-enactment Group
- Julia Dee
- Brian Greengrass, (Tia chi student)
- angie morton
- Elizabeth Louise Howe
- Samantha Pia Sulkin
- John Barberio
- Scott Miller
- Carroll Barry-Walsh (mother of 2 young fencers)
- Charles Roberts
- Matthew Stewart
- kevin mcavinchey
- Alessandro Meakin
- pleeson
- Scott Reid ( Northampton Mediaeval Society)
- Bill Bewes
- Alixandrea Finlow
- graham ayliffe
- Craig Wood (Aikido Student)
- Giles Golding
- Ross Farquhar
- John Medhurst
- Gareth Rainford
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- michael wilkins
- william thielker
- Allan Matthews
- Terry Mitchell
- Fred Stentiford
- Paul Anthony Revell
- Stephen Pitts (Fencing Coach and Medieval re-enactor)
- sam
- Philip Rimmer
- Robert Rouse
- PETER JAMES FLAVIN
- Carl Difford
- Abi Difford (fencer, aged 16, 2012 in mind)
- Adam Kiploks
- Paul Brewer
- Debbie Shaw
- Yiota Panayiotis (tai chi)
- belinda linden
- Matthew Price
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- Dan Lewis
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- Chris Vine
- George Connor
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- Harold Sax Hallam
- dave heywood
- Malcolm Gray
- George Gray
- Jane Lindley
- James Crisp
- Krystyna Morgan
- Ann Sheldon
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- Dr Marc Price
- Sue Branch
- Steve Page
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- Haydyn Brown
- Geraint Lloyd
- eleanor davis
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- Phil james.Taiji instructor
- Ann Eastlake
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- Tom Summerscales
- Angus Clancy
- Adam Noon
- Christine Birch
- Anne Radley
- Derek Radley
- Richard Hughes
- Philip Palmer
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- Hella Crawford
- Aidan Tierney
- DAVID HALL
- A. Cottrell.[Tai Chi student]
- Peter Hutchinson
- Ron Millen
- Ellie Hill
- Joe Webster
- Danny Rix
- Bernard Smith
- Henry Wilson (Japanese sword collector)
- Anthony Goldby(collector)
- paul bowman
- Jenny L Byrd
- Corinne Trevor
- Bhavna Mistry
- Rob Hartley
- Bob Morrison
- Terry Osborn (tai chi practitioner)
- Keely Mowatt
- Mark Elmy
- Damian Corley
- BA Meredith
- Darren England
- Dr Chris Finlayson
- Sunya Dickman
- Darrell Boag
- Ian Greenwood
- Christopher James WALKER
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- Arun Singh
- Andrew Hammond
- shaun hollingworth
- Mary McLean
- Emily Wilson
- Gareth Bryan
- John Claxton
- U. Lawrence
- Amy Anderson
- Steve Lovell
- Chris Summers
- Joel Collyer
- CJ Lear
- Grace Parker-White
- Mike Farrow (tai chi)
- andy Hill
- Frank Jones
- Rollen Flood (Iaidoka)
- Andrew Payne
- sarah bartlett
- JEANETTE WADE
- David Prince
- Peter Birch
- geoffrey fox
- Alex Guerandel
- Craig Sanchez
- Emilio Bielsa
- paul lawrence
- Michael Lavocah
- Peter Scott (Tai Chi practitioner)
- Peter James
- Paul Tavener
- Charlie Grosvenor
- dorian leakey
- Victoria George
- Keith J Chesworth
- Daniel Ellis
- Jamie Plucinski
- Antony Bailey
- Adrian Paul Stammers
- Sue Mapley
- Manjit Singh Dhillon
- Adam Gledhill
- Paul Wyatt
- Thomas Showler
- Fleur Estelle (Belly dance sword balancing artist)
- David Armer (Taiji student)
- Stella Oliver
- Andy Spragg
- abath
- Denise Coster
- Dylan Bocarisa
- Gordon Fox
- Rachel Bowen
- Marco Crispini (aikido instructor + katori student)
- brian carpenter
- Melanie Roberts
- Graham Watts
- Carl Law
- Jamie Roberts
- Gina Mallett
- Lucy Barnes
- s buckland
- Helen Lewis
- Gareth Bottomley (Aikido instructor)
- Stuart Kerrigan
- Ben Nairn
- priya hallam
- Marcus Ramtohul
- Tom Braithwaite
- Luke Huntley (wing chun student)
- David Bradshaw
- Sonia Isard
- Matthew Grice
- Stuart Leather
- James Auty
- harry
- James Hill
- Jaspreet
- Bhupinder Singh Panesar
- Robert McGregor
- Adrian Paul
- Dalbir Kaur
- Thomas Woakes
- C. O'Brien (judo)
- Jaspreet Kaur
- Ravinder
- Harvir Singh
- Kuldip Singh
- sasha
- Amrinder kaur
- Pamela Wallington
- James Redman
- Rhian Evans (Tai Chi student)
- Beryl Evans (Tai Chi student)
- Mr Singh - Sikhishop.com
- JASVINDER KAUR
- MANDEV SINGH
- Harsimran
- Sarvinder Singh Saini
- Andi Stiles
- Helen Wigley
- Tej Pal Singh Ralmill
- Darren Sussex
- Sukhjit Singh
- G. S. Birring
- darminder singh
- Simran Kaur
- govinder singh
- sukhvinder sangray
- Patrick Coyle
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