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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.

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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.KentuckyCategory: search.filters.subject.ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES

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    2 Albert G. Hodges, A Digest of the Statute Laws of Kentucky 1472 (1834)
    (1829)
    § 5 prohibited enslaved persons and other minorities from possessing firearms, subject to seizure. § 6 provided an exception for housekeepers and licensed individuals.
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    2 Albert G. Hodges, A Digest of the Statute Laws of Kentucky 1291 (1834)
    (1819)
    Provided that if any slave wound or attempt to kill any white person, that slave and their aiders and abettors would be punished by death.
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    1851 Ky. Acts 296
    (1851)
    Of Dealing With Slaves and Suffering Them to go at Large,§ 12: Prohibited "any negro" from keeping or carrying a gun, weapon, powder, or shot.
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    1859 Ky. Acts 245
    (1859)
    An Act to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Reduce to One of the Several Acts in Relation to the Town of Harrodsburg,"§ 23: Prohibited "any slave or free person of color, any gun, pistol, bowie knife, slung shot, sword cane, or other weapon used for the purpose of offence or defence."
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    1798 Ky. Acts 106
    (1798)
    Ch. 54,§ 5: Prohibited "negro, mulatto, or Indian" from possessing or carrying a gun, powder, shot, club, or other weapon or ammunition.

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