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This top community organizes Firearms Research Center holdings by jurisdiction. It provides separate collections for U.S. states, territories, the District of Columbia, and the federal jurisdiction, spanning the territorial period to the present.

Scope of Content

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and selected municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, company records, and oral histories tied to specific places and periods.
  • Research outputs: FRC reports, datasets, and interpretive materials that contextualize legal and technical developments.

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  • Browse: open a jurisdiction collection to view items for that state, territory, DC, or the federal jurisdiction.
  • Search: use keywords and filter by Jurisdiction, Date Issued, and Category. Record any Exceptions noted for applicability.
  • Cite: use the item’s identifier and provided links (Original Source and Duke reference) when available.

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Items are described using Dublin Core with standardized fields for Jurisdiction, Date Issued, Category, and Exceptions to support precise discovery and comparison.

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Jurisdiction: search.filters.coverage.CaliforniaStart date: 1920

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    1933 Cal. Stat. 1169-71
    (1933)
    Prohibited a person, firm, or corporation from selling, possessing or transporting a machine gun. Punishable by imprisonment up to 3 years and/or fine up to $5,000. Also expanded machine gun regulations by prohibiting most sales and possession, broadly defining machine guns, authorizing permit revocation, licensing dealers, and requiring detailed sales records and inspections.
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    1923 Cal. Stat. 696-700
    (1923)
    Prohibited committing a felony while armed with weapons named in §1 or while armed with any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, without having a license to carry. Violators shall be punishable by felony, with imprisonment in a state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years.
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    1933 Cal. Stat. 925
    (1933)
    Ch. 337, § 1: Required every person, firm, or corporation who knowingly posses or transports any form of shell, cartridge, or bomb containing or emitting tear gas is guilty of a public offense. Violators sentenced to state prison not exceeding two year or by fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, or both.
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    1931 Cal. Stat. 2316-17
    (1931)
    Ch. 1098, § 1: Prohibited noncitizens, felony convicts, or drug addicts from owning, possessing, or having under their custody or control any pistol, revolver, or concealable firearm; violators subject to fine or imprisonment.
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    1927 Cal. Stat. 938
    (1927)
    ch. 552, §§ 1-2: Prohibited a person, firm, or corporation possessing a machine gun. Punishable by imprisonment up to 3 years and/or fine up to $5,000.
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    1931 Cal. Stat. 2317
    (1931)
    Ch. 1098, § 9. Required every person in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed, shall enter the time of sale, date of sale, name of the salesman, place it was sold, the make, model, manufacturer's number, caliber, and other marks of identification on such pistol, revolver, or other firearm.

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