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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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    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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    1908 N.Y. Laws 242
    (1908)
    Ch. 93, § 1: Prohibited possession of any slungshot, billy, sandclub, or metal knuckles. Prohibited possession of dagger, dirk, or dangerous knife with intent of harm. Violators guilty of a felony.
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    3 The Revised Statutes, Code, and General Laws of the State of New York 3330, § 1-4 (Clarence F. Birdseye ed., 1890)
    (1890)
    Prohibited the manufacture, sale, giving, keeping for sale, or disposition of any slungshot, billy, sand-club, or metal knuckles. Also prohibited the sale of pistols to minors in any city or incorproated village without written consent from a magistrate.
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    1889 N.Y. Laws 167
    (1889)
    Ch. 140 § 2: Prohibited using, intent to use, or carrying concealed any slung-shot, billy, sand-club, metal knuckles, dagger, dirk, dangerous knife. Violators guilty of a felony.
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    1884 N.Y. Laws 46-7
    (1884)
    Ch. 46, § 7: Prohibited the sale or giving of any pistol or firearm to minors under the age of 18. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.
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    The Statute Law of the State of New York 321 (1881)
    (1881)
    Ch. 3, § 9: Prohibited using, attempting to use, or concealing a slungshot, billy, sandclub or metal knuckles, and any dirk. Punishable by imprisonment for up to 1 year and/or a fine up to $500.
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    1866 N.Y. Laws 1523
    (1866)
    Ch. 716, § 1: Prohibited using, attempting to use, concealing, or possessing a slungshot, billy, sandclub or metal knuckles, and any dirk or dagger, or sword cane or air-gun. Punishable by imprisonment for up to one year and/or a fine up to five hundred dollars.
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    12 Rich. 2, ch. 6 (1388)
    (1388)
    Prohibited possession of a sword or dagger by servants unless accompanied by their master.
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    20 Rich. 2, ch. 1 (1396)
    (1396)
    Prohibited possession of launcegays. Punished by forfeiture of the weapon.
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    7 Rich. 2, ch. 13 (1383)
    (1383)
    Prohibited possession of launcegays. Punished by forfeiture of the weapon.
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    1921 Ga. Laws 248
    (1921)
    Explosives, Use of Regulated, § 1: Prohibited the possession of any dynamite, nitro-glycerine, gun cotton, any other high explosive without registering with the Explosive Register.

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