{"id":988,"date":"2018-01-22T16:41:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lucidos.co.uk\/?p=988"},"modified":"2018-01-23T10:31:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T10:31:37","slug":"results-government-consultation-laser-pointers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lucidos.co.uk\/blog\/results-government-consultation-laser-pointers\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of Government Consultation on Laser Pointers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/637087\/thumbnail_Call_for_Evidence_Lasers_PDF.pdf.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/637087\/thumbnail_Call_for_Evidence_Lasers_PDF.pdf.png\" width=\"105\" height=\"140\" border=\"2\" \/><\/a>The government consultation on laser pointers carried out in August-October 2017 has now finished, and 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