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FRC Jurisdictions Portal

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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.

How to Use

  • 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.

Metadata & Standards

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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    Civil Rights Act of 1871
    (1871)
    Discussion of the law and amendments in Congress used by the Court in DC v Heller to further instruct on the "well-known constitutional provision guaranteeing the right of the citizen to 'keep and bear arms,' and provides that whoever shall take away, by force or violence, r by threats and intimidation, the arms and weapons which any person may have for his defense, shall be deemed guilty of larceny of the same."
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    Cong. Globe, 39th Cong., 1st Sess., at 908-909
    (1866)
    Decree by General D.E. Sickles pre-empting South Carolina's Black Codes: Guaranteed the constitutional rights of all loyal and well-disposed inhabitants to bear arms will not be infringed. Did not construe to sanction carrying concealed weapons, or the carrying of weapons by disorderly persons, vagrants, or disturbers of the peace.
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    Civil Rights Act of 1866 CHAP. XXXI.-An Act to protect all Persons in the United States in their Civil Rights, and furnish the Means of their Vindication.
    (1866)
    Guaranteed "full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property, as is enjoyed by white citizens. Used by the Court to show language virtually identical to the Freedman's Bureau Act and covered the same rights.
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    14 Stat. 176 (1866)
    (1868)
    § 14: Reaffirmed that freedmen were entitled to "full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings concerning personal liberty [and] personal security . . . including the constitutional right to keep and bear arms."

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Unless otherwise stated, the Firearms Research Center (FRC) does not claim copyright over materials in this community. Rights status may vary by item and jurisdiction.

Users are responsible for determining rights, securing permissions, and complying with applicable law. When a license is provided (e.g., CC), follow its terms.

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