Collection of Historical Firearm Regulations

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This collection serves as a comprehensive repository for academic research, historical documentation, and case studies related to firearm regulations. It focuses on the evolution of firearm laws, their interpretations across different jurisdictions, and their historical impact on society. This collection offers valuable resources for scholars, legal experts, and researchers interested in the legal frameworks surrounding firearm regulation.

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    1875 Va. Acts 109, ch. 100, § 12
    (General Publisher, 1875)
    If any person shall, at any time, either in the night or day-time, shoot at wild fowl in any county bordering . . . with any gun which cannot be conveniently discharged from the shoulder at arm’s length without a rest, or have such gun in his possession on a boat, a justice of any such county shall require such gun to be surrendered, and shall order it to be destroyed, and shall fine the offender ten dollars.
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    1879 Wyo. Terr. Sess. Laws 97, ch. 43, § 1.
    (General Publisher, 1879)
    It shall be unlawful for any person in this territory to fire any rifle, revolver, or other fire arm of any description whatever, from any window, door, or other part of any railroad car or train, engine or tender, or along the line of railroad during the passing of any train or engine, or when any person is passing in the vicinity of the person having such fire arm, and any person so offending, shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding twenty ($20.00) dollars, and for a second offense, confined in the county jail for a term not exceeding sixty (60) days.
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    Wyo. Comp. Laws (1876) ch. 35, § 127, as codified in Wyo. Rev. Stat., Crimes (1887), Having possession of offensive weapons, § 1027
    (General Publisher, 1876)
    Prohibited the carrying of a pistol, knife, dirk, bludgeon, or other offensive weapon with the intent to assault a person. Punishable by fine up to $500 or imprisonment up to 6 months.
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    1876 Wyo. Comp. Laws 352, An Act to Prevent the Carrying of Fire Arms and Other Deadly Weapons, ch. 52, § 1-3.
    (General Publisher, 1876)
    That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any resident of any city, town or village, or for any one not a resident of any city, town or village, in said territory, but a sojourner therein, to bear upon his person, concealed or openly, any fire arm or other deadly weapon, within the limits of any city, town or village.
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    1875 Wyo. Terr. Sess. Laws ch. 52, §1
    (General Publisher, 1875)
    Prohibited the carry of any firearm or other deadly weapon with any city, town, or village.
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    1876 Wis. Sess. Laws 737, ch. 313, § 3, pt. 59
    (General Publisher, 1876)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry “of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.”
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    1876 Wis. Sess. Laws 218, ch. 103, § 3, pt. 43
    (General Publisher, 1876)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry “of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.”
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    1877 Wis. Sess. Laws 367, ch. 162, §, pt. 49
    (General Publisher, 1877)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry “of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.”
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    1874 Wis. Sess. Laws 334
    (General Publisher, 1874)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry “of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.”
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    1878 Wis. Sess. Laws 119–20, ch. 112, § 3, pt. 55
    (General Publisher, 1878)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry “of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.”

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