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Arkansas

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Arkansas. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the territorial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, manufacturing and timber/agricultural records, and oral histories tied to Arkansas people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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    George Eugene Dodge, A Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, with the Constitution of State of Arkansas, General Incorporation Laws, and All Acts of the General Assembly Relating to the City 176 (1871)
    (1871)
    This law adds an extra penalty for anyone who commits or provokes a breach of the peace while carrying weapons such as pistols, knives, or metal knuckles. If a person is found to have had such a weapon during the offense, they must pay an additional fine of at least $25 on top of the punishment for the disturbance. Repeat offenses result in doubled fines for each subsequent violation.
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    1907 Ark. Acts 810
    (1907)
    Prohibited aiding and abetting of every person who shall draw a pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon upon any other person or shall serve or give notice either verbal or in writing to any other person or shall place notice upon the door or about the premises of any other person for the purpose of frightening or intimidating him from doing any lawful act.Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned in county jail for twelve months.
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    1868 Ark. Acts 218
    (1868)
    Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas, § 13: Any person who draws a pistol, gun, or any other deadly weapon on any other person or citizen for the purpose of frightening or intimidation from lawful acts when not justified in self-defense. Violators guilty of a high misdemeanor, fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned for twelve months.
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    1868 Ark. Acts 218
    (1868)
    Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas, § 12: Any person who threatens or draws a pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon upon a sheriff or other officer executing a civil or criminal process shall be deemed guilty of a felony, imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years.