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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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William Stanley, Charter and Ordinances of the City of Leavenworth 42 (1859)
(1859)
§§ 1-2: Prohibited the carry of concealed weapons. Prohibited any person guilty of carrying a pistol, dirk, bowie-knife, colt, slung-shot, metal knuckles, or any other deadly weapon. Violators fined not less than five, nor more than two hundred dollars.
Edward O. Wolcott, The Ordinances of Georgetown, Passed June 7th, A.D. 1877, at 100, § 9 (1877)
(1877)
Prohibited the concealed carrying of any pistol, Bowie knife, dagger, or other deadly weapon. Punishable by a fine of $5-50.
1867 Nev. Stat. 66
(1867)
Ch. 30, § 1: Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, sword in a cane, slung-shot, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, concealed. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, imprisoned not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or fined not less than twenty nor more than two hundred dollars.
1819 Ind. Acts 39
(1819)
An Act to Prohibit the Wearing of Concealed Weapons: Prohibited concealed carry of an dirk, pistol, sword in cane, or any other unlawful weapon. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not more than one hundred dollars.
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.
1876 Wis. Sess. Laws 218
(1876)
Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
1877 Wis. Sess. Laws 367
(1877)
Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
1876 Wis. Sess. Laws 737
(1876)
Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
1874 Wis. Sess. Laws 334
(1874)
Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
1878 Wis. Sess. Laws 119–20
(1878)
Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
1872 Wis. Sess. Laws 17
(1872)
Prohibited the concealed carry of a dirk, dagger, sword, pistol, revolver, slung-shot, brass knuckles, or other offensive and dangerous weapon. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in state prison not more than two years, or one year in the county jail, or find not exceeding five hundred dollars with costs of prosecution. Sureties of the peace may be required up to two years post-conviction.
1872 Wis. Sess. Laws 17
(1872)
If any person shall go armed with a concealed dirk, dagger, sword, pistol, or pistols, revolver, slung-shot, brass knuckles, or other offensive and dangerous weapon, he shall, on conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor
Code of West Virginia Comprising Legislation to the Year 1870, ch. 148, p. 692
(1868)
Prohibited habitually carrying concealed any pistol, dirk, Bowie-knife, or weapon of the like kind. Violators fined fifty dollars.
W. Va. Code ch. 148, § 7 (1870)
(1870)
Prohibited the habitual conceal carry of any pistol, dirk, Bowie-knife, or weapon of like kind. Violators fined fifty dollars, informants receiving half the fine.
An Ordinance Defining Offenses and Fixing the Punishment Thereof, §27 Walla Walla City Council (1878)
(1878)
No person shall carry any concealed weapons within the corporate limits of the City of Walla Walla, and any person convicted thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than five or more than twenty-five dollars;
1878 Va. Acts 301
(1877)
Carrying Concealed Weapons, ch. VI, § 7: If a person habitually carry about his person, hid from common observation, any pistol, dirk, bowie-knife, or any weapon of the like kind, he shall be fined not more than fifty dollars.
1838 Va. Acts 76
(1838)
Ch. 101, § 1: It is against the law to habitually or generally keep or carry about his person any pistol, dirk, bowie knife, or any other weapon of the like kind . . . hidden or concealed from common observation.
1847-48 Va. Acts 110
(1847)
Ch. 7, § 8: Created a fine for habitual conceal carrying of any pistol, dirk, Bowie knife, or weapon of the like kind. Fifty dollars
1870 Va. Acts 1206
(1870)
Tit. 54, ch. 191, § 7: If a person habitually carry about his person, hid from common observation, any pistol, dirk, bowie knife, or any weapon of the like kind, he shall be fined fifty dollars, and imprisoned for not more than twelve months in the county or corporation jail. The informer shall have half of such fine.
1871 Tex. Laws 25, ch. 34, § 1
(1871)
Prohibited the carrying of a concealed pistol, dirk, dagger, slungshot, sword cane, spear, brass knuckles, Bowie knife, or any other kind of knife used for offense or defense, unless carried openly for self-defense. Punishable by fine of $20-100, forfeiture of the weapon, and for subsequent offenses, imprisonment up to 60 days.
1871 Tex. Gen. Laws ch. 34, §1
(1871)
Prohibited the carrying of any concealed pistol, dirk, dagger, slungshot, sword cane, spear, brass knuckles, Bowie knife, or any other kind of knife used for offense or defense, unless carried openly for self-defense. Punishable by fine of up to twenty-five but not more than one hundred dollars, forfeiture of the weapon, and for subsequent offenses, imprisonment up to 60 days.
1871 Tex. Laws 25, An Act to Regulate the Keeping and Bearing of Deadly Weapons. § 1
(1871)
Prohibited the carrying of a concealed pistol, dirk, dagger, slungshot, sword cane, spear, brass knuckles, Bowie knife, or any other kind of knife used for offense or defense, unless carried openly for self-defense. Punishable by fine of $20-100, forfeiture of the weapon, and for subsequent offenses, imprisonment up to 60 days.
Digest of the Charters and Ordinances of the City of Memphis 44 (William H. Bridges ed., 1867)
(1867)
§§ 4746, 4747, 4753, 4757: Prohibited the carrying of a concealed Bowie knife, Arkansas tooth pick, dirk, sword cane, Spanish stiletto, belt or pocket pistol, or other knife or weapon. Also prohibited selling such a weapon or using such a weapon to threaten people.
Digest of the Charters and Ordinances of the City of Memphis 190 (1863)
(1863)
Prohibited the carrying of a concealed pistol, Bowie knife, dirk, or any other deadly weapon. Punishable by fine of $10-50.
A Compilation of the Laws and Ordinances of the Corporation of Lebanon ch. 20, §23 (1871)
(1871)
Carrying Concealed Weapons Prohibited: Whoever shall carry concealed upon or about his person any pistol, Bowie knife, dirk, sword cane or other dangerous weapon, within the limits of the Corporation, unless on a journey or permitted by law to carry weapons, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than three dollars nor more than fifty [dollars] for each offence."
1877 S.D. Terr. Penal Code 457, as codified in S.D. Rev. Code, Penal Code (1903)
(1877)
§§ 470-471: Prohibited the carrying, "whether concealed or not," of any slungshot, and prohibited the concealed carrying of any firearms or sharp or dangerous weapons.
Purdon's Digest. A Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania, from the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred to the Twenty-Eighth Day of May, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-three, at 150, Concealed Weapons, § 1 (1853)
(1853)
Any person within the limits of the city and county of Philadelphia, who shall carry any fire-arms, slung-shot or other deadly weapon concealed upon his person, with the intent therewith unlawfully and maliciously to do injury to any other person, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon the conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to undergo solitary confinement at hard labor in the prison of said county for a period of not less than one month, nor more than one year, at the discretion of the court; and the jury trying the case may infer such intent as aforesaid, from the fact of the said defendant carrying such weapons in the manner as aforesaid
Laws and Ordinances of the Corporation of the Borough of Minersville 33 (1887)
(1858)
any person within the limits of said Borough of Minersville, who shall carry any fire arms, slung shot, or other deadly weapon concealed upon his person with the intent therewith unlawfully and willfully to injure any other person, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance
Ordinances of the Borough of Phoenixville, at 9-10, Ordinances 25-26 (1855)
(1855)
§It shall not be lawful for any person or persons whatever to wantonly fire any gun, pistol or any other kind of firearms within the bounds of the Borough, and any person or persons so offending, upon conviction before the Burgess or either of the Justices of the Peace, shall pay a fine of five dollars for each offence, and in default of payment of said fines and costs shall be committed to the jail of Chester County: Provided, That this ordinance shall not apply to the High Constable or to any officer appointed by the Burgess or Town Council in the legal discharge of their office. Also prohibited the concealed carry of firearms
Ordinance No. 317: An Ordinance Concerning Offenses and Disorderly Conduct, THE DAILY ASTORIAN, Feb. 22, 1879, at 3, § 7, 9 (Astoria, OR)
(1879)
Any person or persons who shall draw any kind of fire arms, or any dirk, dagger, knife or other deadly weapon upon the person of another, or who shall strike at the person of another with slung-shot, knuckles or any other dangerous weapon, within the corporate limits of the city, shall on conviction thereof before the police judge be fined not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than twenty days, or both.
1860 Ohio Rev. Stat. 452, ch. 33, §§ 211-212 (Vol. 1)
(1859)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, that whoever shall carry a weapon or weapons, concealed on or about his person, such as a pistol, bowie knife, dirk, or any other dangerous weapon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
1877 Dakota Terr. Rev. Codes 794, § 456
(1877)
Penal Code, ch. 38, § 456: Prohibited the carry of any slungshot or weapon of similar kind. Violators guilty of a felony.
1876-1877 N.C. Sess. Laws 162-63
(1876)
ch. 104, § 1: Prohibited the concealed carry of any pistol, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, loaded cane, brass knuckles, iron knuckles, or other deadly weapon of a like kind. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.
1879 N.C. Sess. Laws 231
(1879)
Ch. 127, §§ 1-2: Prohibited the concealed carry of any pistol, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, loaded cane, brass knuckles, iron knuckles, metal knuckles, or other deadly weapon of a like kind. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.
Omaha, Neb., Rev. Ordinances ch. 28, § 5-6 (1872)
(1872)
If any person shall carry any concealed weapon or weapons, or have concealed upon or about his or her person any revolver, pistol, slung shot, bowie knife, or other deadly weapon or instrument, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty dollars.
1873 Neb. Gen. Stat. 724
(1873)
Ch. 58, § 25: Prohibited the conceal carry of a pistol, Bowie-knife, dirk, or any other dangerous weapon. First offense punished with a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Second offense fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or jailed not exceeding three months, or both.
1864 Terr. of Mont. Acts 355
(1865)
§ 1 [Deadly weapons]: Prohibited the concealed carry of any pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, or other deadly weapon. Violators fined not less than twenty-five but no more than one hundred dollars.
1864 Terr. of Mont. Laws 355
(1864)
An Act to Prevent the Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons in the Cities and Towns of This Territory, § 1: Prohibited the carrying of a concealed "any pistol, bowie -knife, dagger, or other deadly weapon" within any town or village in the territory. Punishable by fine of $25-100.
St. Louis, Mo., Rev. Ordinances no. 4868, art. 2, § 8 (1861)
(1861)
Misdemeanors, § 8: Hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any pistol, or colt, or slung-shot, or cross-knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass, or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk, or dagger, or any knife resembling a bowie knife, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, within the city of Saint Louis
St. Louis, Mo., Rev. Ordinances ch. 20, art. 2, § 9 (1871)
(1871)
Ordinances of the City of Saint Louis, Misdemeanors, § 9: Hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any pistol, or revolver, colt, billy, slung shot, cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, bowie knife, razor, dirk knife, dirk, dagger, or any knife resembling a bowie knife, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, within the City of Saint Louis, without written permission from the Mayor

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