1 Archives of Maryland 77 (William Hand Browne ed., 1885) (enacted 1639)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Maryland | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T02:13:11Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:11:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1639 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Required "every housekeeeper" to keep and bear one gun of "bastard muskett boare" design, bandeloors or shott bag, one pound of powder, four pounds of pistol or musket shot, sufficient quantity of matchlocks & flints, a sword, and belt. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Be it enacted by the lord proprietarie of this province, of and with the advice and assent of the freemen of the same, that every housekeeper or housekeepers within this province shall have ready continually upon all occasions within his, her, or their house, for him and themselves, and for every person within his, her, or their house, able to bear arms, one serviceable fixed gunne of bastard muskett boare, one pair of bandeloors or shott bag, one pound of good powder, foure pound of pistol or muskett shott, and sufficient quantity of match for matchlocks, and of flints for fire-lock, and before Christmas next shall also find a sword and belt for every such person as aforesaid. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law requires every household to keep a working firearm along with powder, shot, and basic military equipment for each able-bodied person, effectively mandating that civilians remain continuously armed for defense and militia readiness. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4058 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_History_of_Maryland/HqYNe2lzp7EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA609&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | 1 Archives of Maryland 77 (William Hand Browne ed., 1885) (enacted 1639) |