French Law Commission Dismisses Petition Against Police Use-of-Force Presumption Bill
The French National Assembly's Law Commission voted 35-21 to dismiss a petition with over 720,000 signatures opposing a bill that would establish a rebuttable presumption of lawful use of firearms by police and gendarmes. The bill, sponsored by deputy Eric Pauget (Les Républicains), was adopted by the Assembly in early July and sent to the Senate. Supporters argue it protects officers from systematic suspicion or custody, while critics on the left call it a 'license to kill' and note France already has the highest number of people killed or injured by law enforcement in the EU. Commission members argued debating the petition would be redundant with ongoing legislative examination and would violate bicameralism. This is the second petition dismissed in 2026, following a similar decision in April against the Yadan anti-Semitism bill. Only one petition has ever been debated in the hemicycle, concerning the Duplomb law on pesticides.
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