1927 Ind. Acts 469, § 1-2
| dc.coverage.spatial | Indiana | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T00:09:09Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T01:37:51Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T01:34:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1927 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Public Offenses - Ownership, Possession or Control of Machine Guns or Bombs - Penalty, ch. 156, § 1: Prohibited owning or possessing a machine gun or bomb in an automobile. Punishable by imprisonment for 1-5 years. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Public Offenses—Ownership, Possession or Control of Machine Guns or Bombs—Penalty. Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Indiana, That whoever shall be the owner of, or have in his possession, or under his control, in an automobile, or in any other way, a machine gun or bomb loaded with explosives, poisonous or dangerous gases, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years. Operation of Machine Guns, Discharge of Bombs—Offense and Penalty. Sec. 2. Whoever shall discharge, fire off, or operate any loaded machine gun, or whoever shall drop from an airplane, automobile, or from any building or structure, or who shall throw, hurl, or drop from ground or street, or keep in his possession and under his control any bomb filled with deadly or dangerous explosives, or dangerous or poisonous gases, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than two nor more than ten years. Persons and Use to Which Act Shall Not Apply. Sec. 3. That the provisions of this act shall not be construed to apply to members of the military or naval forces of the United States, or national guard of Indiana, when on duty or practicing, nor shall the provisions of this act be construed to apply to machine guns or bombs kept for display as relics and which are rendered harmless and not usable. Also shall not be construed to apply to police or sheriffs of this state in connection with their duties, nor to displays of fireworks. | |
| dc.description.summary | Prohibited owning or possessing a machine gun or bomb in an automobile. Punishable by imprisonment for 1-5 years. Also prohibited discharging a machine gun or bomb, punishable by imprisonment for 2-10 years. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3801 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_Indiana/FmwyAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA469&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | MACHINE GUN RESTRICTION | |
| dc.subject | DISCHARGE | |
| dc.title | 1927 Ind. Acts 469, § 1-2 |