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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Item Open Access 1891 Wis. Sess. Laws 186, ch. 40, § 28, pt. 60(General Publisher, 1891)Authorized the city to regulate or prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, sling shot, cross knuckles, knuckles made of lead, brass, or other metal, or Bowie knife, dirk knife, dirk, or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapons.Item Open Access Charles H. Hamilton, ed., The General Ordinances of the City of Milwaukee to January 1, 1896: With Amendments Thereto and an Appendix (Milwaukee, WI: E. Keough, 1896), pp.692-93, Sec. 25(General Publisher, 1896)It shall be unlawful for any person except policemen, regular or special, or any officer authorized to serve process, to carry or wear concealed about his person, any pistol or colt, slung-shot, cross-knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie -knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, within the limits of the city of MilwaukeeItem Open Access 1891 Wis. Sess. Laws 699, ch. 123, § 2, pt. 53(General Publisher, 1891)Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, slung shot, or corss-knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, Bowie-knife, dirk-knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.Item Open Access Chapter 6—Miscellaneous Ordinances, Article 26—Concealed Weapons, §§ 483-486 in The Municipal Code of Berlin (1890).(General Publisher, 1890)It shall be unlawful for any person, within the limits of the City of Berlin, to carry or wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any pistol, colt or slung shot, cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal or bowie knife, dirk knife or dirk, razor or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.Item Open Access Ordinance No. A 236, §§ 1 (Pts. 1, 7, 12, 21, & 31), 9, 10, 26, 37, & 39, Yakima (a.k.a. North Yakima) City Council (1917) (Yakima, Washington).(General Publisher, 1917)Any person in said city, except police officers and other persons who are authorized by law or have obtained proper authority so to do from the Chief of Police of said city, who shall carry or wear in any manner concealed upon his or her person, any dirk, dagger,1 stilletto, bowie-knife, sword-cane, gun, pistol, revolver sling-shot, metal knuckles, or any other dangerous weapon or instrument which may be used to inflict injury upon the person of anotherAny person in saidcity, except police officers and other persons whose duty it is to make arrestes, who shall draw, exhibit or attempt to use, any deadly weapon with intent to do bodily injury to another, or with the intention of intimidating such other person.-Any person in said city, except police officers engaged in the lawful discharge of their duty, and persons practicing at target shooting in a duly licensed shooting gallery, who shall fire off or discharge any gun, pistol or fire arm of any kind within the city limits...or who shall sell or give, or permit to be sold or given wway to any person under the age of twenty one-years any intoxicating liquor, cigar, cigarette, cigarette paper or wrapping, or tobacco in any form; or who shall sell, or give, or permit to be sold or given to any person under the age of eighteen years, any revolver, or pistolItem Open Access Ordinance No. 79, §§ 2, 3, & 15, Yakima City Council (1910) (Yakima, Washington).(General Publisher, 1910)It shall be unlawfull1 for any person to fire or discharge any pistol, gun, rifle, cannon, or any description of firearms within the corporate limits of said city.It shall be unlawful for any person not being a police officer or not having a permit from the mayor, to carry concealed about his person, any pistol, sling shot, brass or iron nuckle, or other damgerous or deadly weapon."Item Open Access Ordinance no. A-17, § 1, Wilbur, Washington Town Council, 1894 (preventing the concealed carry or discharge of firearms).(General Publisher, 1894)If any person shall carry upon his person any concealed weapons, consisting of either a revolver or pistol or other fire arms, or any knife (other than an ordinary pocket knife), or any dirk or dagger, slung shot or metal knuckles, or any instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of another, within the corporate limits of the Town of Wilbur, they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five (5) dollars nor more than One hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in the town calaboose not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fines and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, provided that this section shall not apply to police officers and other persons whose duty it is to execute process or warrants, or make arrests.Item Open Access Ordinance No. 377, §§ 2-4, Wenatchee City Council (1911) (Wenatchee, Washington).(General Publisher, 1911)It shall be unlawful for any person to carry upon his person any concealed weapon, consisting of either a revolver, pistol or other firearm or any knife (other than an ordinary pocket knife) or any dirk or dagger, sling shot or metal knuckle or any instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of another person, provided, that this section shall not apply to police officers and other persons whose duty it is to execute process or warrants or to make arrests.It shall be unlawful for any person to draw any species of firearm or any dirk, dagger, knife or other dangerous or deadly weapon in the presence of another with intent to intimidate, annoy or injure another person. FIRING ARMS OR EXPLOSIVES. It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol, revolver, or any firearm of any description, or fire, or explode, or set off any squib, cire cracker, torpedo or other thing containing powder or other explosive material, except on days of public celebration or jubilee, and then only in the manner provided by the Ordinances of the City of Wenatchee."Item Open Access Ordinance no. 56, §§ 15-16, Wenatchee City Council (1902) (Wenatchee, Washington).(General Publisher, 1902)No person, except a police officer shall have or carry any bowie knife, pistol, sling shot, sand bag or other weapon concealed on or about his or her person; or fire or discharge any gun, rifle, fowling piece, pistol or other firearm within the limits of the town without a permit from the mayor and marshal.Item Open Access Ordinance No. 8, §§ 1 & 5, Washtucna Town Council (1903) (Washtucna, Washington).(General Publisher, 1903)All persons (Except police officers and other persons whose duty it is to execute process or warrants or make arrests) who shall carry upon their persons any concealed weapons consisting of a revolver, pistol or other firearms (except by written permit from the Town Marshal) or any knife (other than an ordinary pocket knife) or any dirk or dagger, sling-shot or metal knuckles, or any instrument by the use of which injury can be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person All persons (except peace officers as aforesaid) who shall draw, exhibit or attempt to use any deadly weapon upon, to or against another person, in said Town, with intent to do bodily injury to such person; All persons (except peace officers as aforesaid and persons practicing at target shooting in a shooting gallery duly licensed) who shall, within the Town limits, fire off and discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind or bomb...