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- ↑ The statutes of the realm: Printed by command of his majesty King George the Third, in pursuance of an address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. From original records and authentic manuscripts. Dawsons of Pall Mall. 1963.
- ↑ "An Act for the Punishment of idle and disorderly Persons, and Rogues and Vagabonds, in that Part of Great Britain called England" (PDF). June 21, 1824. p. 698.
- ↑ The Firearms Act 1965, sections 10(1) and 11(2)