http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/review-sport-fencing-and-new-weapons-act-in-scotland.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:19 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8208036?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:39:14 UTC 8208036 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8205502?utm_medium=rss This law potentially restricts the access of minorities and economically disadvantaged to the sport. Think about the underdog.

]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:44:02 UTC 8205502 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8178789?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:27:55 UTC 8178789 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8165403?utm_medium=rss Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:12:51 UTC 8165403 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8156484?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:08:48 UTC 8156484 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8155041?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:48:03 UTC 8155041 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8151943?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous red tape crippling a fantastic sport. Evidence again those who make the laws have no idea what they're doing.

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:00:35 UTC 8151943 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8151074?utm_medium=rss Although the aims of this act are worthy (restricting knives available for violence) the people who are targeted are not a cohort who are likely to commit violent crimes - indeed sports are often used as an path to attract those who are more likely to commit violent crimes.
Quite simply the vast majority of knife crime is committed with kitchen knives, and a negligible amount with sports equipment. This act is achieving nothing, but further restricts the freedoms of innocent Scots

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:24:27 UTC 8151074 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8151004?utm_medium=rss Don't know how to comment on this senseless ruling that affect many sports in this world.

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:10:22 UTC 8151004 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8150414?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:09:27 UTC 8150414 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8149658?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:47:42 UTC 8149658 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8149594?utm_medium=rss I'm a fencer and visit 1 or 2 competitions each year in Scotland. It's difficult to get the equipment by plane to Scotland - most time I send it as parcel... with 2 weapons. With the new law there is no chance to finish the competition if one or two of the blades break. I can't take more blades into the parcel - normally I don't have more blades. When one breaks - I buy a new one from the equipmentstand! What' ll be about service with this new law?

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:36:29 UTC 8149594 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8147886?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:30:13 UTC 8147886 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8070801?utm_medium=rss Why are you restricting this sport and therefore the promotion of a healthy lifestyle which the government campaigns so much for?

]]> Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:50:05 UTC 8070801 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8060965?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Jul 2010 07:59:08 UTC 8060965 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8054654?utm_medium=rss Once again - blanket, imprecise legislation introduced with little thought as to the meaning of the words used.

]]> Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:54:00 UTC 8054654 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7968335?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:30:07 UTC 7968335 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7966401?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:26:52 UTC 7966401 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7965777?utm_medium=rss This is a sad commentary on our times, if fencers can not personally purchase blades to repair their equipment.

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:11:04 UTC 7965777 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7961026?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:42:24 UTC 7961026 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7959625?utm_medium=rss This is just plain stupid.

]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:18:19 UTC 7959625 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7957578?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:27:02 UTC 7957578 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7957075?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:23:35 UTC 7957075 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7954842?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:03:33 UTC 7954842 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7954628?utm_medium=rss As a fencer, I can hardly begin to describe the difficulty this creates in the event of a weapon breaking. I can assure whomever is worried by these "weapons" that they are not dangerous, and at generally cause little more than bruises.
This ban not only impedes the sport of fencing, but altogether halts it. Please, for the sake of practicality and the fencers, please repeal this ban.

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:51:46 UTC 7954628 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7954510?utm_medium=rss While I understand trying to control the sale of items that could be used as weapons, I don't see the relevance of including fencing. And to not be able to buy a replacement blade at a tourney just because your coach couldn't be there could only be conceived by someone who knows nothing about the sport. What's next?..Banning skaters from purchasing new blades at a competition?

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:22:08 UTC 7954510 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7954311?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:22:40 UTC 7954311 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7948900?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:23:22 UTC 7948900 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7943995?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:54:10 UTC 7943995 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7942598?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:05:40 UTC 7942598 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7938055?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:20:15 UTC 7938055 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7936260?utm_medium=rss Fencing is an Olympic sport - this is a rediculus restriction.

]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:11:33 UTC 7936260 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7933788?utm_medium=rss how do you supose people fence if a blade brakes and they can't replace it if there coach is not there.

]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:39:01 UTC 7933788 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7931493?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:55:53 UTC 7931493 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7928967?utm_medium=rss This hasn't been properly thought out. How many vendors of fencing equipment have shops in Scotland? This will make it nigh impossible for Scots to buy blades.

]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:01:34 UTC 7928967 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7918097?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:52:26 UTC 7918097 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7917378?utm_medium=rss this law has seriuos unintended effects and restircts the activities of a legitimate olympic sport right down to grass roots level

]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:21:31 UTC 7917378 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7914683?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:10:33 UTC 7914683 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7913993?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:04:47 UTC 7913993 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7913871?utm_medium=rss Golf clubs and cricket bats are potentially far more dangerous than fencing "weapons". Let's see you try to ban those!

]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:39:28 UTC 7913871 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7913195?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:35:52 UTC 7913195 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7911786?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:57:31 UTC 7911786