1868 Kan. Gen Stat. 378
| dc.coverage.spatial | Kansas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T01:43:01Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T01:45:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1868 | |
| dc.description.abstract | § 282: Prohibited carrying a pistol, bowie-knife, dirk, or other deadly weapon while engaged in illegitimate business, under the influence of intoxicating drinks, or engaged in insurrection against the United States. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding three months, or both fine and imprisonment. | |
| dc.description.exceptions | Law enforcement and open carry | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SEC. 282. Any person who is not engaged in any legitimate business, any person under the influence of intoxicating drink, and any person who has ever borne arms against the government of the United States, who shall be found within the limits of this state, carrying on his person a pistol, bowie-knife, dirk or other deadly weapon, shall be subject to arrest upon charge of misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three months, or both, at the discretion of the court. | |
| dc.description.summary | This section establishes a misdemeanor offense for carrying a pistol, bowie knife, dirk, or other deadly weapon within the state, specifically targeting three distinct categories of individuals: those without a legitimate business, those under the influence of alcohol, and anyone who has historically borne arms against the United States government. Violators face a fine of up to $100, a county jail sentence of up to three months, or both. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3883 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_General_Statutes_of_the_State_of_Kan/PkVMAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA378&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | POSSESSION - DANGEROUS PERSONS | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - INTENT TO COMMIT CRIME | |
| dc.title | 1868 Kan. Gen Stat. 378 |