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.
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Item type:Item, 1925 W. Va. Acts 25(1925)Prohibited unlicensed carrying of a pistol, dirk, Bowie knife, slungshot, razor, billy, metallic or other false knuckles, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Punishable by imprisonment for 6-12 months for the first offense, and for 1-5 years for subsequent offenses, and in either case, a fine of $50-200.Item type:Item, Ordinance No. 2, §§ 2-3 & 7, Soap Lake Town Council (1919)(1919)That it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm or other dangerous weapon, at any place within the incorporated limits of the Town of Soap Lake.It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any firearm or other dangerous weapon, or to exhibit, flourish or to use the same in any manner having a tendency to put any other person in terror or fear; upon any of the public highways or other public places within the incorporated limits of the Town of Soap Lake...Item type:Item, Ordinance No. 758, §§ 1-2, Ellensburg City Council (1919)(1919)It shall be unlawful, for any person to manufacture, sell or dispose of, or have in his possession, any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung-shot, sand club, or metal knuckles; or to fertively carry or conceal any dagger, dirk, knife, pistol, or other dangerous weapon; or to use any contrivance or devise for suppressing the noise of any firearm.Item type:Item, 1935 Wash. Sess. Laws 599-601(1935)Ch. 172, §§ 5-7: No person shall carry a pistol in any vehicle or conceal on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business, without a license therefor as hereinafter provided.Item type:Item, 1931 Tenn. Priv. Acts 1089(1931)An Act to Be Entitled, "An Act to Incorporate the City of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee . . . ," ch. 429, art. 3, § 4, pt. 46: To regulate, restrain, and prevent the carrying on of manufactories dangerous in causing or producing fires; and to regulate and suppress the sale of firearms, and to prevent and suppress the selling, carrying, using or firing of pistols, rifles, guns, bowie knives, dirks, firearms, or other deadly weapons.Item type:Item, 1929 Tenn. Priv. Acts 2018(1929)An Act to Amend . . . an Act Entitled an Act to Incorporate the Town of Lebanon in the County of Wilson, State of Tennessee . . . , ch. 685, art. 2, § 1, pt. 38: [T]o regulate or prevent the discharging, firing, shooting, or carrying of guns, pistols and fireworks in the City.Item type:Item, 1923 N.D. Laws 380-83(1923)Ch. 266, § 2: Commiting Crime When Armed. If any person shall commit or attempt to commit a crime when armed with a pistol or revolver, and having no permit to carry the same, he shall be in addition to the punishment provided for the crime, be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten years.Item type:Item, 1921 N.D. Laws 173(1921)Ch. 97, § 13: Provided, however, that if the evidence in such case convinces the court that the person convicted of transporting intoxicating liquors in violation of this Act, was in charge of and used any wagon, buggy, automobile, water or aircraft, or other vehicle or conveyance not owned by him, or without permission of the owner, or when such vehicle or conveyance so sued was mortgaged property, or if there be in or upon such conveyance so used or upon any person therein any firearms, or guns, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than six months and not more than five years.Item type:Item, 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.Item type:Item, 1923 N.H. Laws 138-141(1923)Provided that sections 1-13 of the act should not apply to antique pistols or revolvers used as suchItem type:Item, Mo. Rev. Stat. 287, ch. 52, § 6605a16 (1923)(1923)Prohibited the carrying, while a passenger or operating a moving vehicle, of a revolver, gun or other firearm, or explosive, any Bowie knife, or other knife having a blade of more than two and one-half inches in length, any slingshot, brass knucks, billy, club or other dangerous weapon. Punishable by imprisonment of minimum 2 years.Item type:Item, 1927 Mass. Acts 413-16(1927)An Act Relative to Machine Guns and Other Firearms, ch. 326, §§ 1-2 (amending §§ 121, 123): Prohibited selling, renting, or leasing a pistol, revolver, or machine gun to a person without a license to possess the same.Item type:Item, 1925 Ind. Acts 495-501(1925)Prohibited the sale, delivery, or otherwise transfer of a pistol or revolver to a person who he or she has reasonable cause believe is either not a citizen or is a felon. Violatos fined not less than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.Item type:Item, 1931 Ill. Laws 452-54(1931)An Act to Regulate the Sale, Possession and Transportation of Machine Guns, § 4: Required every manufacturer or merchant to keep a register of all machine guns manufactured or handled. Data kept includes the sale, loan, gift, delivery, or receipt of any machine gun, the name, address, and occupation of the person to whom the machine gun was delivered, from whom it was received, and why it was sold, loaned, given, delivered, purchased, or obtained said machine gun. Law enforcement shall have on-demand access to these records.Item type:Item, Ordinance No. 160, An Ordinance Defining Offenses Against the Peace and Good Order of the City of Caldwell, and Providing Punishment Therefore, in The Caldwell Tribune, May 27, 1910, at 2 (Caldwell, Idaho)(1910)§ 19: Prohibited discharging any firearms within city limits without sufficient breastworks or batter for the protection of the citizens. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.Item type:Item, 1933 Haw. Terr. Sess. Laws 35-40 (Spec. Sess.)(1933)The 1934 Hawaii Firearms Act comprehensively regulated firearms and ammunition by requiring registration of most firearms and non-shotgun ammunition, permits to acquire firearms or ammunition, and registration of newly acquired weapons. It generally limited firearm possession to a person's home, business, or place of sojourn, with exceptions for lawful hunting and transportation. The Act prohibited possession of pistols and revolvers by persons convicted of violent crimes and banned machine guns, automatic rifles, bombs, silencers, and similar weapons. Concealed carry licenses were available only in exceptional cases upon a showing of good cause and suitability. The law criminalized altering firearm identification marks, created evidentiary presumptions in certain criminal prosecutions, exempted specified law enforcement and military personnel, authorized forfeiture of unlawfully possessed firearms, permitted revocation of permits and licenses, and imposed fines and imprisonment for violations.Item type:Item, 1927 Haw. Terr. Sess. Laws 209-17(1927)AN ACT Regulating the Sale, Transfer and Possession of Certain Firearms and Ammunitions, and Amending Sections 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2141, 2142, 2143, 2146 and 2147 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1925 (the "Small Arms Act"), § 20: Required the sheriff to keep books containing all information furnished to him relative to ownership, acquisition, importation, delivery, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Copies of the book will be made for the Governor twice per year.Item type:Item, 1913 Haw. Terr. Sess. Laws 25(1913)Act 22: Prohibited the carrying a Bowie knife, sword cane, pistol, air-gun, slungshot, or other deadly weapon. Punishable by fine of $10-250 or imprisonment for 3-12 months, unless good cause can be shown for carrying the weapon.Item type:Item, 1910 Ga. Laws 134-35(1910)§ 2: Prohibited minors under the age of 18 from obtaining a license to carry. Also required license applicant to pay one hundred dollar bond.Item type:Item, 1910 Ga. Laws 134-35, reprinted in 6 Park's Annotated Code of the State of Georgia 234-36 (1915)(1910)Penal Code, Article 3, Carrying pistols without license, § 348(a)-(d): Prohibited the carry of any pistol or revolver without first obtaining a license from respective county in which the party resides. Subsections dictated how licenses were obtained and the cost of obtaining such licenses. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.Item type:Item, 1927 Fla. Laws 211-12(1927)Granted the city council the authority to prohibit and regulate the carrying of dirks, metal knuckles, or other dangerous weapons which are not firearmsItem type:Item, 37 Del. Laws 771 (1931)(1931)Ch. 225, § 1: Prohibited the carry of a gun while training dogs in a closed game season. Violators fined not less than nor more than one hundred dollars with costs of prosecution, and shall be committed to the County jail for thirty days unless the fine and costs are paid sooner.Item type:Item, 1923 Cal. Stat. 696-700(1923)Prohibited committing a felony while armed with weapons named in §1 or while armed with any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, without having a license to carry. Violators shall be punishable by felony, with imprisonment in a state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years.Item type:Item, 1917 Cal. Stat. 221-25(1917)Prohibited the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, or other firearm without a license. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor. Also declared the unlawful carry or possession of any of the above items as a nuisance, to be confiscated by the police and surrendered to a judge. Confiscated weapons are to be destroyed at the end of the year.Item type:Item, 1936 Ala. Laws 51-54(1936)The Uniform Firearms Act of 1936 established a comprehensive regulatory framework for the possession, sale, and carriage of pistols (defined as firearms with barrels under twelve inches) to aid in the suppression of "crimes of violence." The Act mandates that individuals must obtain a license from local authorities to carry a pistol—excepting law enforcement, military personnel, and certain merchants—and strictly prohibits possession by those previously convicted of violent crimes. It regulates commercial transactions by requiring retail licenses, a 48-hour waiting period for deliveries, and detailed record-keeping for every sale, while also forbidding the transfer of weapons to minors, drug addicts, or those of "unsound mind." Furthermore, the law increases penalties for crimes committed while armed, prohibits the alteration of identification marks, and sets a uniform fine of up to $500 or one year of imprisonment for any violations of its provisions.