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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.

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  • 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.
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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.
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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.FloridaCategory: search.filters.subject.CARRY - CONCEALED

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    Leslie A. Thompson, A Manual or Digest of the Statute Law of the State of Florida 498 (1847)
    (1832)
    Act of Jan. 5, 1847, Ch. 75, § 3: Prohibited concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, or other arm or weapon. Violators fined not less than five dollars not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor exceeding six months.
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    1901 Fla. Laws 57
    (1901)
    Ch. 4928: Amended 1893 Fla. Laws 71, ch. 4147 to include licensing for carrying concealed handguns. Violators fined one hundred dollars or jailed for thirty days.
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    1885 Fla. Laws 61-62
    (1885)
    Fla. Act of Feb. 12, ch. 3620: Prohibited the concealed carrying of any arms, dirk, pistol, or other arm or weapon is guilty of a misdemeanor. Fines not exceeding one hundred dollars or six months imprisonment.
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    The Revised Statutes of the State of Florida 782-83 (W.A. Blount et al. eds., 1892)
    (1868)
    1868 Fla. Rev. Stat., tit. 2, art. 5, §§ 2421-2425: Prohibited carrying concealed weapons, except common pocket knives, punishable by up to six months’ imprisonment or a $100 fine. Those arrested while committing an offense or disturbing the peace who possess firearms or other dangerous weapons face up to one year’s imprisonment and a $50 fine. Officers were required to seize such weapons, which are forfeited upon conviction and returned upon acquittal. Moreover, manufacturing or selling slung-shots or metallic knuckles was punishable by up to six months’ imprisonment or a $100 fine.

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