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New York

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to New York. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from Dutch and British colonial periods through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code and registers, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, armory and manufacturing records, maritime and law-enforcement archives, and oral histories tied to New York people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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    1905 N.Y. Laws 129-30
    (1905)
    Ch. 92, § 2: Prohibited anyone over the age of sixteen to carry or carry concealed any pistol, revolver, or other firearm without a licensed issued by a police magistrate. Also prohibited the use against another, carry, or possession of slung-shot, billy, sandclub, metal knuckles, dagger, or dangerous knife is guilty of a felony.
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    1908 N.Y. Laws 242
    (1908)
    Ch. 93, § 1: Prohibited possession of any slungshot, billy, sandclub, or metal knuckles. Prohibited possession of dagger, dirk, or dangerous knife with intent of harm. Violators guilty of a felony.