3 The Revised Statutes, Code, and General Laws of the State of New York 3330, § 1-4 (Clarence F. Birdseye ed., 1890)

1 Making, selling, etc., dangerous weapons. A person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, or sells or keeps for sale, or offers, or disposes of any instrument or weapon of the kind known as slungshot, billy, sand-club or metal knuckles, or who, in any city or incorporated village in this State, without the written consent of a police magistrate, sells or gives any pistol or other firearm to any person under the age of eighteen years, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Pen. Code, § 409, as am'd L. 1884, c. 46, and L. 1889, c. 140, § 1. 2 Carrying, using, etc., certain weapons. A person who attempts to use against another, or who, with intent so to use, carries, conceals or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as the slungshot, billy, sand-club or metal knuckles, or a dagger, dirk or dangerous knife, is guilty of a felony. Any person under the age of eighteen years, who shall have, carry or have in his possession in any public street, highway or place in any city or incorporated village in this State, without a written license from a police magistrate of such city or incorporated village, may pistol or other firearm of any kind, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to the regular and ordinary transportation of firearms as merchandise, or for use without the city or village limits. Pen. Code, § 410, as am'd L. 1884, c. 46, and L. 1889, c. 140, § 2. 3 Possession, presumptive evidence. The possession, by any person other than a public officer, of any of the weapons specified in the last section, concealed or furtively carried on the person, is presumptive evidence of carrying, or concealing, or possessing, with intent to use the same in violation of that section. Pen. Code, § 411. 4 Discharging fire-arms in public places. A person, who wilfully discharges any species of fire-arms, or air-gun, or other weapon, or throws any deadly missile in any public place, or in any place where there is any person to be endangered thereby, although no injury to any person shall ensue, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Pen. Code, § 468. 5 Certain persons not to carry, etc., fire-arms in cities. No person under the age of eighteen years shall have, carry or have in his possession in any public street, highway or place in any of the cities of this state, any pistol or fire-arms of any kind, and no person shall in such cities sell or give any pistol or other fire-arms to any person under such age. L. 1883, c. 375, § 1.