Man Trap
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 Used to deter or catch poachers, this could cause serious injury such
as a broken leg
The use of spring-guns and man-traps was forbidden by an act of parliament in 1826
In 1830 Lord Melbourne proposed that the act be repealed so people could apply for a license to protect their property by these means
Although passed in the House of Lords, nobody saw fit to put this abhorrent law into practice
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