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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.

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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.New YorkCategory: search.filters.subject.CARRY - CONCEALED

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    1905 N.Y. Laws 129-30
    (1905)
    Ch. 92, § 2: Prohibited anyone over the age of sixteen to carry or carry concealed any pistol, revolver, or other firearm without a licensed issued by a police magistrate. Also prohibited the use against another, carry, or possession of slung-shot, billy, sandclub, metal knuckles, dagger, or dangerous knife is guilty of a felony.
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    1911 N.Y. Laws 443
    (1911)
    Ch. 195: The "Sullivan Law." Expanded criminal possession of all handguns, concealed or otherwise, without a government-issued license. Later amended in 1913 such that Magistrates could issue only if applicants proved "good moral character" and "proper cause." 1913 N. Y. Laws ch. 608, §1, p. 1629.
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    Ordinances of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, in Force January 1, 1881; Adopted by the Common Council and Published by Their Authority 214-215 (1881)
    (1881)
    ch. 8, art. 27, § 264: And persons to whom permits shall have been issued, as hereinafter provided, who shall have in his possession within the city of New York a pistol of any description concealed on his person, or not carried openly, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished, on conviction by a fine not exceeding ten dollars, or, in default of payment of such fine by imprisonment not exceeding ten days.
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    1881 N.Y. Laws 103, § 412
    (1881)
    Tit. 12, § 412: Prohibited the concealed carrying of any kind of fire-arms, any sharp or dangerous weapon usually employed in attack or defense of the person. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.

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