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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.

Questions

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  • Item type:Item,
    1901 Mich. Pub. Acts 336
    (1901)
    An Act to Revise and Amend the Laws for the Protection of Game and Birds, § 11: Nor shall any person or persons make use of any swivel or punt gun for the killing of any water fowl, or make use of any battery, sink boat or similar device whatever, save only a gun of not greater size than ten caliber, such gun to be held in the hands at the time firing[.]
  • Item type:Item,
    1925 Mich. Pub. Acts 108
    (1925)
    An Act to Create a District of Refuge in Ingham County to Be Known as "Pine Lake Wild Life Sanctuary" in Which It Shall Be Unlawful to Kill,Catch or Destroy Any Wild Game Animals . . . , § 2: It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, kill or otherwise destroy any wild game animals, wild game or songbirds, their young offspring or eggs in the district hereinbefore described, or to molest the homes, nests or houses of such wild game animals, or wild game or songbirds. . . . It shall be prima facie evidence of hunting on said refuge for all person other than an officer charged with enforcing the provisions of this act to be found thereon with a loaded gun outside of his home or building owned or occupied by him.
  • Item type:Item,
    1883 Mich. Pub. Acts 6
    (1883)
    No. 10, § 4: No person or persons shall at any time kill or attempt to kill, any wild duck or other wild fowl with or by means of a swivel or punt gun, or by means or use of any battery, sunken boat, or other device similar to a battery, or rob or destroy the nests of any wild duck or wild goose or brant, or in any manner kill or molest the same, at night or at any time, on their nesting places.
  • Item type:Item,
    1872 Mich. Comp. Laws. 680, ch. 64, § 3
    (1872)
    No person or persons shall at any time kill or attempt to kill any wild duck, or other wild fowl, with or by means of a swivel or punt gun, or rob or destroy the nests of any wild ducks or wild geese, or in any manner kill or molest the same whilst they are sitting at night on their nesting places.

Copyright & Use

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.

If you are a rights holder and believe material has been posted in error, contact us to request review and, if appropriate, removal.

  • Attribution: Cite the item identifier and source link.
  • Permissions: Obtain written permission when required.
  • Fair Use: Limited use may be permitted under U.S. law.

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