Arkansas

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1868 Ark. Acts 218, Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas, § 12
(General Publisher, 1868)
Any person who threatens or draws a pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon upon a sheriff or other officer executing a civil or criminal process shall be deemed guilty of a felony, imprisoned in the pentitentiary not less than one nor more than five years.
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1868 Ark. Acts 218, Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas, § 13
(General Publisher, 1868)
Any person who draws a pistol, gun, or any other deadly weapon on any other person or citizen for the purpose of frightening or intimidation from lawful acts when not justified in self-defense. Violators guilty of a high misdemeanor, fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned for twelve months.
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1874-75 Ark. Acts 156–57 (Feb. 16, 1875)
(General Publisher, 1875)
Prohibited the open or concealed carry of “any pistol of any kind whatever, or any dirk, butcher or Bowie knife, or sword or spear in a cane, brass or metal knucks, or razor, as a weapon.”
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1881 Ark. Acts 191–92, ch. 96, §§ 1–2
(General Publisher, 1881)
Prohibited the carrying of any dirk, Bowie knife, sword, spear cane, metal knuckles, razor, or any pistol (except pistols that are used in the Army or Navy if carried openly in the hand).
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1881 Ark. Acts 192, An Act to Preserve the Public Peace and Prevent Crime, ch. XCVI (96), § 3
(General Publisher, 1881)
Prohibited selling, bartering, exchanging, disposing of, or furnishing any dirk, Bowie-knife, sword, spear-cane, brass or metal knuckles, any pistol, or any cartridge for any pistol. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.
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1907 Ark. Acts 810, § 1
(General Publisher, 1907)
Prohibited aiding and abetting of eery person who shall draw a pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon upon any other person or shall serve or give notice either verbal or in writing to any other person or shall place notice upon the door or about the premises of any other person for the purpose of fightening or indimidating him from doing any lawful act.Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned in county jail for twelve months.
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1909 Ark. Acts 810, § 1
(General Publisher, 1909)
Prohibited any person, firm, or corporating from giving away, selling, offerring for sale, making, or manufacturing any toy pistol, fire cracker, or gun that shoots blank cartridges. Also prohibited receiving, owning, carrying, or shooting any such item.
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1927 Ark. Acts 528, § 7
(General Publisher, 1927)
Prohibited shooting fish with a gun or other instrument. Also prohibited throwing, dropping or exploding any dynamite or other explosive in the waters of the state.
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Act of Feb. 16, 1875, 1874-75 Ark. Acts 156, § 1
(General Publisher, 1875)
Prohibited the carrying in public of any “pistol, gun, knife, dirk, bludgeon, or other offensive weapon, with intent to assault any person.” Punishable by a fine of $25-100.
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Act of Mar. 26, 1931, No. 225, § 1, Ark. Acts 705-06
(General Publisher, 1931)
Prohibited the transport from one place to another, or for any railroad, express company, common carrier any firearm of the type commonly known as machine gun.
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Act of Mar. 26, 1931, No. 225, § 2, Ark. Acts 705-06
(General Publisher, 1931)
Prohibited storing, keeping, possessing, having in possesion, or permitting another to store, keep, or posses, any firearm type commonly known as a machine gun.
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Act of Mar. 26, 1931, No. 225, § 3, Ark. Acts 705-06
(General Publisher, 1931)
Prohibited selling, giving away, or to have interest in the sale or giving away of any firearm type commonly known as a machine gun.
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Act of Mar. 26, 1931, No. 225, § 4, Ark. Acts 705-06
(General Publisher, 1931)
Required the registration of machine guns to the Secretary of State.
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Act of Mar. 26, 1931, No. 225, § 5, Ark. Acts 705-06
(General Publisher, 1931)
Provided punishments for any section of Act of Mar. 26, 1931, No. 225. Violators fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
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An Ordinance Concerning Slaves, and Free Negroes and Mulattos, § 1, ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Jan. 12, 1836, at 1 (Little Rock, Arkansas).
(General Publisher, 1836)
That no slave or free negro or mulatto whatsoever shall keep or carry, within the limits of said City, any gun, pistol or other fire arm of any kind whatsoever, or any knife, dirk, club or any weapon of offence or defence whatsoever, or any powder, balls or shot; and that any and every such weapon, and any and all such ammunition found in the possession or custody of any negro or mulatto, may be seized by any person,
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An Ordinance to Prevent the Firing of Guns, and Running of Horses, &c., §§ 1-2, THE ARKANSAS ADVOCATE, Mar. 7, 1832, at 4 (Little Rock, Arkansas).
(General Publisher, 1832)
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Town Council of the town of Little Rock, That if any free person shall wantonly fire or shoot off any gun, pistol, or other fire arms, within the bounds of the corporation of the town of Little Rock; or if any person shall run, gallop or canter, any horse, mare, gelding, mule, jack or jenny, through any of the public squares, streets or alleys, of said town, he or she, if free, shall on conviction before the Mayer of the town, forfeit and pay for each offence a sum not exceeding ten dollars, and shall moreover stand committed until the same be paid together with the attendant costs; and if a slave be guilty of any of the above offences, he or she shall, for each offence, receive on his or her bare back, ten stripes or lashes, to be well laid on by the town constable.
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ARK. CONST. of 1868, art. I, § 5 (retained in 1874 Ark. Const.).
(General Publisher, 1868)
Provided the people a right to keep and bear arms for their common defense
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Ark. Const., Art. II, § 21 (1836)
(General Publisher, 1836)
Establishes the right to keep and bear arms for “the free white men of this State.”
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E.W. Rector, Digester, Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Hot Springs, with the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, General Incorporation Laws of the State and Amendments Thereto, Applicable to the Cities of the First-Class, and in Force on the 1st of January, 1887 Page 61, § 131
(General Publisher, 1886)
Prohibited the carry of gun powder, giant powder, dynamite, nitro-glycerine or blasting powder on any vehicle in any part of the city unless secured in kegs, boxes, or canisters capable of preventing leakage of the materials and covered in sheets of canvas or other clothes
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George Eugene Dodge, A Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, with the Constitution of State of Arkansas, General Incorporation Laws, and All Acts of the General Assembly Relating to the City 230-31 (1871)
(General Publisher, 1871)
Prohibited carrying of a pistol, revolver, Bowie knife, dirk, rifle, shot gun, slungshot, colt, or metal knuckles while engaged in a breach of the peace. Punishable by a fine of $25-500.