Ordinances: City of Des Moines, Weapons; Concealed, § 209, in H.W. Byers et al., Revised Ordinances of the City of Des Moines 1916, at 325 (1916)
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| dc.date.issued | 1900Sec. 496. Weapons; Concealed. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry under his clothes or concealed about his person, or found in his possession, any pistol or other firearms, slungshot, brass knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal or material, or any sand bag, air guns of any description, dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife, or other knife or instrument for cutting, stabbing or striking, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, instrument or device. Provided, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the United States or of any state, or any peace officer from wearing or carrying such weapons as may be convenient, necessary and proper for the discharge of his official duties. (Ord. 349, § 57; Rev. Ord. 1889, ch. 16; Rev. Ord. 1900, § 209.) Sec. 497. Firearms; Discharge in City. No person shall fire or discharge any cannon, gun, fowling piece, pistol, toy pistol, throwing projectiles of any kind or character, or have in his possession any toy pistol, or firearms of any description, within the settled portion of the City, without permission from the Mayor or City Council, and such permission shall limit the time and place of such firing and may be revoked by the Mayor or City Council. (Ord. 349, § 58; Rev. Ord. 1889, ch. 16; Rev. Ord. 1900, § 210.) Sec. 498. Slungshot; Throwing Stones. No person shall have in his possession or use any sling or slungshot of any kind, nor shall any person wilfully or carelessly throw any stone, stick or other substance in such a manner as to hit, injure or endanger any person, window or other property. (Ord. 349, § 59; Rev. Ord. 1889, ch. 16; Rev. Ord. 1900, § 211.) | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ordinances City of Des Moines, Weapons, Concealed, § 209: Prohibited the carrying of a concealed pistol or other firearms, slungshot, brass knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal or material, or any sandbag, air guns of any description, dagger, Bowie knife, dirk knife, or other knife or instrument for cutting, stabbing or striking, or other dangerous or deadly weapon. | |
| dc.description.summary | These city ordinances prohibit carrying concealed weapons such as firearms, knives, brass knuckles, slungshots, and other dangerous weapons, except for government and peace officers performing official duties. They also ban discharging firearms or even possessing toy pistols within populated parts of the city without official permission, and forbid possession of slings or slungshots as well as throwing stones or objects in a way that could injure people or damage property. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3848 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Revised_Ordinances_of_the_City_of_Des_Mo/CbpOAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA325&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - CONCEALED | |
| dc.subject | DISCHARGE | |
| dc.subject | POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | Ordinances: City of Des Moines, Weapons; Concealed, § 209, in H.W. Byers et al., Revised Ordinances of the City of Des Moines 1916, at 325 (1916) |