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Item Open Access 1849 Cal. Stat. 245, An Act to Incorporate the City of San Francisco, § 127(General Publisher, 1849)Prohibited the carrying, with intent to assault any person, any pistol, gun, knife, dirk, bludgeon, or other offensive weapon with the intent to assault another person.. Punished by fine of up to $100 and imprisonment for up to 3 months.Item Open Access 1851 Cal. Stat. 360–61, An Act to Reincorporate the City of San Francisco, § 13(General Publisher, 1851)Granted the city of San Francisco authority to regulate houses for the storage of gun-powder and other combustibles.Item Open Access 1855 Cal. Stat. 152–53, ch. 127, §§ 1–3(General Publisher, 1855)Provided that a person who killed another in a duel with “a rifle, shot-gun, pistol, bowie-knife, dirk, small-sword, back-sword or other dangerous weapon” would pay the decedent’s debts and be liable to the decedent’s family for liquidated damages.Item Open Access 1863 Cal. Stat. 748(General Publisher, 1863)Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, sword in a cane, slung-shot, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, concealed. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, imprisoned not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or fined not less than twenty nor more than two hundred dollars.Item Open Access 1864 Cal. Stat. 115, ch. 128(General Publisher, 1864)Prohibited the concealed carrying of any dirk, pistol, sword cane, slungshot, or “other dangerous or deadly weapon.” Exempted any peace officer or officer acting under the law of the United States. Punishable by imprisonment for 30-90 days or fine of $20-200.Item Open Access 1874 Cal. Stat. 465, An Act For the Protection of the Property At East Park, in Sacramento County, ch. CCCXXI (311), § 1(General Publisher, 1874)Prohibited discharge of any gun, pistol, or firearm within the grounds of East park of SacramentoItem Open Access 1875 Cal. Stat. 628, Statutes of California(General Publisher, 1875)Allowed the city of San Jose to regulate the storage of gunpowder and other combustibles and explosive substances within the incorporated limits of the city.Item Open Access 1878 Cal Stat. 117, An Act Amending Section Four Hundred and Fifteen of the Penal Code, in Relation to Crimes Against The Public Peace, ch. CCXCIX, § 1(General Publisher, 1878)Prohibited discharge of any gun or pistol in an unincorporated town. Violators fined not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding ninety days, or both fine and imprisonment.Item Open Access 1901 Cal. Stat. Laws 476, § 179(General Publisher, 1901)Prohibited the use of a shotgun of larger calibur known as a ten gauge. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor. Possession in the field, on marsh, bay, lake, or stream shall be prima facie evidence of its illegal use.Item Open Access 1917 Cal. Sess. Laws 221-225, An act relating to and regulating the carrying, possession, sale or other disposition of firearms capable of being concealed upon the person; prohibiting the possession, carrying, manufacturing and sale of certain other dangerous weapons and the giving, transferring and disposition thereof to other persons within this state; providing for the registering of the sales of firearms; prohibiting the carrying or possession of concealed weapons in municipal corporations; providing for the destruction of certain dangerous weapons as nuisances and making it a felony to use or attempt to use certain dangerous weapons against another, §§ 3-4(General Publisher, 1917)Prohibtied the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, or other firearm without a license. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor. Also declared the unlawful carry or possession of any of the above items as a nuisance, to be confiscated by the police and surrendered to a judge. Confiscated weapons are to be destroyed at the end of the year.Item Open Access 1917 Cal. Stat. 221, ch. 145, § 1(General Publisher, 1917)Prohibited the manufacture, leasing, keeping for sale, offering, giving, or disposing of any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sandbag, bludgeon, metal knuckles, dirk, or dagger.Item Open Access 1917 Cal. Stat. 221, ch. 145, § 2(General Publisher, 1917)Prohibited the possession of any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sandbag, bludgeon, metal knuckles, bomb, or bombshells, and the carrying of any dirk or dagger.Item Open Access 1917 Cal. Stat. 221, § 5(General Publisher, 1917)Prohibited the use, or intent to use unlawfully against another, carrying, or possessing a dagger, dirk, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, loaded pistol, revolver, other firearm, or any instrument or weapon commonly known as a blackjack, slung-shot, billy, sandclub, sandbag, metal knuckles, bomb, or bombshell, or any other dangerous or deadly instrument or weapon. Violators guilty of a felony. Carrying or possessing these weapons while committing, attempting, or threatening to commit a felony, breach of the peace, or any act of violence against the person or property of another shall be presumptive evidence of carrying or possessng with intent to use in violation of this section.Item Open Access 1917 Cal. Stat. 222, ch. 145, § 5(General Publisher, 1917)Prohibited the use, or carrying or possession with the intent to use, any dagger, dirk, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, loaded pistol, revolver, or other firearm, blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sandbag, metal knuckles, bomb, bombshell, or other “ dangerous or deadly instrument or weapon.”Item Open Access 1923 Cal. Stat. 695 An Act to Control and Regulate the Possession, Sale and Use of Pistols, Revolvers, and Other Firearms Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person(General Publisher, 1923)Prohibited ownership, possession, or control of any pistol, revolver or concealable firearm by any noncitizen or felony convicts.Item Open Access 1923 Cal. Stat. 695, § 1(General Publisher, 1923)Prohibited the manufacture, importation, keeping for sale, offering or exposing for sale, giving, lending, or possession of any instrument or weapon commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sandbag, metal knuckles, and the concealed carrying of any dirk or dagger. Punishable by imprisonment for 1-5 years.Item Open Access 1923 Cal. Stat. 696, An Act to Control and Regulate the Possession, Sale and Use of Pistols, Revolvers, and Other Firearms Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person; To Prohibit the Manufacture, Sale, Possession or Carrying of Certain Other Dangerous Weapons Within this State; To Provide for Registering All Sales of Pistols, Revolvers or Other Firearms Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person; To Prohibit the Carrying of Concealed Firearms Except by Lawfully Authorized Persons; To Provide for the Confiscation and Destruction of Such Weapons in Certain Cases; To Prohibit the Ownership, Use or Possession of Any of Such Weapons by Certain Classes of Persons; To Prescribe Penalties for Violations of This Act and Increased Penalties for Repeated Violations Hereof; To Authorize, In Proper Cases, The Granting of Licenses or Permits to Carry Firearms Concealed Upon the Person; To Provide for Licensing Retail Dealers in Such Firearms and Regulating Sales Thereunder; And To Repeal Chapter One Hundred Forty-Five of California Statutes of 1917, Relating to the Same Subject, ch. 339, § 2(General Publisher, 1923)Prohibited unnaturalized foreign born persons and persons who have been convicted of a felony from owning or having in his posssession, custody, or control any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.Violators shall be guilty of a felony, punishable for not less than one nor more than five years.Item Open Access 1923 Cal. Stat. 696, An Act to Control and Regulate the Possession, Sale and Use of Pistols, Revolvers, and Other Firearms Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person; To Prohibit the Manufacture, Sale, Possession or Carrying of Certain Other Dangerous Weapons Within this State; To Provide for Registering All Sales of Pistols, Revolvers or Other Firearms Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person; To Prohibit the Carrying of Concealed Firearms Except by Lawfully Authorized Persons; To Provide for the Confiscation and Destruction of Such Weapons in Certain Cases; To Prohibit the Ownership, Use or Possession of Any of Such Weapons by Certain Classes of Persons; To Prescribe Penalties for Violations of This Act and Increased Penalties for Repeated Violations Hereof; To Authorize, In Proper Cases, The Granting of Licenses or Permits to Carry Firearms Concealed Upon the Person; To Provide for Licensing Retail Dealers in Such Firearms and Regulating Sales Thereunder; And To Repeal Chapter One Hundred Forty-Five of California Statutes of 1917, Relating to the Same Subject, ch. 339, § 3(General Publisher, 1923)Prohibited committing a felony while armed with weapons named in §1 or while armed with any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, without having a license to carry. Violators shall be punishable by felony, with imprisonment in a state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years.Item Open Access 1923 Cal. Stat. 696, ch. 339, § 1(General Publisher, 1923)Prohibited the manufacture, importation, keeping for sale, offering or exposing for sale, giving, lending, or possession of any instrument or weapon commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sandbag, metal knuckles, and the concealed carrying of any dirk or dagger. Punishable by imprisonment for 1-5 years.Item Open Access 1923 Cal. Stat. 698–99, An Act to Control and Regulate the Possession, Sale and Use of Pistols, Revolvers, and Other Firearms Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person; To Prohibit the Manufacture, Sale, Possession or Carrying of Certain Other Dangerous Weapons Within this State; To Provide for Registering All Sales of Pistols, Revolvers or Other Firearms Capable of Being Concealed Upon the Person; To Prohibit the Carrying of Concealed Firearms Except by Lawfully Authorized Persons; To Provide for the Confiscation and Destruction of Such Weapons in Certain Cases; To Prohibit the Ownership, Use or Possession of Any of Such Weapons by Certain Classes of Persons; To Prescribe Penalties for Violations of This Act and Increased Penalties for Repeated Violations Hereof; To Authorize, In Proper Cases, The Granting of Licenses or Permits to Carry Firearms Concealed Upon the Person; To Provide for Licensing Retail Dealers in Such Firearms and Regulating Sales Thereunder; And To Repeal Chapter One Hundred Forty-Five of California Statutes of 1917, ch. 339, § 8(General Publisher, 1923)Allowed the Sheriff or the county and the board of police commissioners, chief of police, town martial, or other police department to reqire proof of good moral character for the issuane of a license for a concealed pistol, revolver, or other firearm for a period of one year.