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R v. Bentham (2005)

House of Lords decision (2005 UKHL 18) holding that a component of a section 5 firearm must be a manufactured artefact. A finger hidden under a cloth to simulate a gun during robbery is not a firearm component. Defines the outer boundary of section 5's scope.

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Arms Trade Treaty 2013 (ATT)Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 1993DC v. Heller (2008)eTrace (ATF)Firearms Act 1968 (UK)Gun Control Act 1968 (GCA)INTERPOL iARMSNational Firearms Act 1934 (NFA)UN Programme of Action (UN POA 2001)

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