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Flemish Parliament 2026-2027 – nr. 1072 Under consideration

Proposal to legalise pepper spray for self-defence

Official title: Voorstel van resolutie van Adeline Blancquaert, Anke Van dermeersch, Tom Lamont, Bart Van Opstal en Chris Janssens over de legalisering van pepperspray als zelfverdedigingsmiddel

Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘proposal for urgent procedure rejected’)

In plain language

  • As the full text is unavailable, it is only known that this proposal calls for allowing pepper spray for self-defence.
  • The title does not mention who would be affected or under what exact conditions.
  • It is not yet clear what this means in practice for your daily life, as further details are missing from the document.

Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.

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