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It is enshrined here.
English Bill of Rights (1689)
Provided that:
This was changed by the House of Lords to,
If it helps, the "right to self defence" is nowhere enshrined in written law (at least in the UK), aside from "common law" (that is (and this is a crude definition) the body of legal history of this country), and probably stems from Saxon, and possibly Roman, predecessors.
It is enshrined here.
English Bill of Rights (1689)
Provided that:
and thatThe acts concerning the militia are grievous to the subject
it is necessary for the public Safety that the Subjects, which are Protestants, should provide and keep arms for the common defense; And that the Arms which have been siezed, and taken from them, be restored.
This was changed by the House of Lords to,
The Game Act of 1671 which disallowed poor citizens from ownership of guns, traps, and other hunting commodities was changed by removing the word "guns" from the items forbidden by this act.That the subjects which are Protestants, may have arms for their defense suitable to their condition and as allowed by law.