Minn. Stat. ch. 54, tit. 3, §§ 64-65 (1873)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Minnesota | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T02:09:48Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T14:22:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:35:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1873 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Of Crimes and Their Punishment, Setting Spring Guns Unlawful, § 64-65: Prohibited the setting of any trap gun, spring gun, or putting a pistol, rifle, or other deadly weapon "in this state." . Punished by imprisonment for at least 6 months or a fine of up to $500 if no injury results; imprisonment for up to 5 years if non-fatal injury results; and imprisonment for 10-15 years if death results. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Sec. 64 (1 of Act of February 27, 1869). Unlawful to set spring guns, &c.—The setting of a so-called trap or spring gun, pistol, rifle, or other deadly weapon in this state is hereby prohibited, and declared to be unlawful. Sec. 65 (2 ib.) Punishment for violating the foregoing section.—Any person offending against the foregoing section shall be punished as follows: If no injury results therefrom to any person, the person so offending shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail of the proper county for a period not less than six months, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. If death results to any human being from the discharge of a weapon so unlawfully set, the person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not exceeding fifteen nor less than ten years. If any person is injured, but not fatally, by the discharge of any weapon so unlawfully set, the person so offending, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not exceeding five years, in the discretion of the court. | |
| dc.description.summary | The law prohibited setting spring guns, traps, or other deadly weapons and imposed severe penalties, including fines, jail time, or state prison sentences if the device caused injury or death. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4288 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=CGFGAAAAYAAJ&pg=GBS.PA992&hl=en | |
| dc.subject | POSSESSION | |
| dc.subject | TRAP GUNS | |
| dc.title | Minn. Stat. ch. 54, tit. 3, §§ 64-65 (1873) |