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Laws regulating weapons in certain places, Title 11, §§ 381, 387, 388, & 391 in The Revised Statutes of Arizona Territory (1901).

, | | 1901

        “Sec. 381. Any person who shall, purposely or carelessly, discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm in any saloon, dance house, store or other public house or business house in this territory, thereby endangering the life or person of an...

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Laws regulating brandishing, firing, carrying, & concealed carrying of firearms, Title 11, §§ 381, 382, 385, 386, 390, & 392 in The Revised Statutes of Arizona Territory (1901).

, , , , | | 1901

        "Sec. 381. Any person who shall, purposely or carelessly, discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm in any saloon, dance house, store or other public house or business house in this territory, thereby endangering the life or person of anot...

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Laws regulating the sale of firearms to minors and Native Americans, Title 10, §§ 342 & 362 of AZ Penal Code in The Revised Statutes of Arizona Territory (1901).

, , , | | 1901

“Sec. 342. Any person who shall sell or give to any minor under the age of fourteen years, or to any person for the use of such minor, any firearms, or toy pistols from which dangerous and explosive substances may be discharged, shall be deemed guilt...

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A law prohibiting military bodies other than the National Guard, Title 46, Ch. 1, Art. 9, § 6 in The Revised Statutes of Arizona Territory (1901).

| | 1901

"Sec. 6. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regularly organized national guard of the territory and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, to drill or pa...

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Act of Mar. 18, 1889, no. 13, §§ 1-9, Ariz. Sess. Laws 30, 30-31 (1889 The Courier).

, , , | | 1889

No. 13. AN ACT

Defining and Punishing Certain Offenses Against the Public Peace.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory...

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Ordinance No. 9: Carrying Deadly Weapons, Jan. 28, 1873, reprinted in Arizona Weekly Citizen (Tucson, Arizona), Feb. 8, 1873, at 2.

| | 1873 SEC. 1. Every person not being a peace officer, who shall wear or carry any dirk, dirk-knife, gun, pistol, sword in a cane, slung-shot or other dangerous or deadly weapon, contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, within the inhabited portions of the ...

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Tombstone, Ariz., Ordinance 9 (Apr. 19, 1881)

| | 1881 1. It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to carry deadly weapons, concealed or otherwise (except the same be carried openly in sight, and in the hand) within the limits of the City of Tombstone. 2. This provision does not extend to persons imme...

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1936 Ariz. Sess. Laws 204, Game and Fish Preservation, § 1543.

| | 1936

It shall be unlawful for any person to take into the field or forest, or to have in his possession, while hunting wild animals or birds, any device designed to silence, muffle or minimize the report of any firearm, whether separated from or attached to...

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1912 Ariz. Sess. Laws 253, § 24.

| | 1912

It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot a rifle, revolver, or shotgun of any caliber or guage (gauge) upon, from, or across any public highway of the State of Arizona, where there is cultivated land or dwelling houses either side, thereof, or wher...

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1907 Ariz. Sess. Laws 15, An Act to Prohibit Officers from Carrying Firearms While Under the Influence of Liquor and for Other Purposes, ch. 16, § 1.

| | 1907

It shall be unlawful for any constable or other peace officer in the Territory of Arizona, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor of any kind, to carry or have on his person a pistol, gun, or other firearm, or while so intoxicated to strike a...

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1901 Ariz. Acts 1252, Crimes and Punishments, §§ 387 and 391.

| | 1901

§ 387 If any person shall go into church or religious assembly, any school room, or other place where persons are assembled for amusement or for educational or scientific purposes, or into any circus, show or public exhibition of any kind or into ...

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1901 Ariz. Acts 1251, Crimes Against the Public Peace, § 381.

| | 1901

Any person who shall, purposely or carelessly, discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm in any saloon, dance house, store or other public house or business house in this territory, thereby endangering the life or person of another, or thereby disturb...

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1901 Ariz. Acts 1253, Crimes Against the Public Peace, § 392.

| | 1901

Every person who, not in necessary self-defense, in the presence of two or more persons, draws or exhibits any deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, or who, in any manner, unlawfully uses the same in any fight or quarrel, is guilty of a...

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1901 Arizona 1251–53, Crimes Against the Public Peace, §§ 381, 385, 390.

| | 1901

§ 382 It shall be unlawful for any person (except a peace officer in actual service and discharge of his duty), to have or carry concealed on or about his person, any pistol or other firearm, dirk, dagger, slung shot, sword cane, spear, brass knuc...

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1893 Ariz. Sess. Laws 3, An Act To Regulate And Prohibit The Carrying Of Deadly Weapons Concealed, § 1

| | 1893

It shall be unlawful for any person [except a peace officer in actual service and discharge of his duty] to have or carry concealed on or about his person any pistol or other firearm, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, sword cane, spear, brass knuckles, or othe...

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1867 Ariz. Sess. Laws 22, An Act To Prevent The Improper Use Of Deadly Weapons And The Indiscriminate Use Of Firearms In The Towns And Villages Of The Territory, § 2

| | 1867

That any person or persons having or carrying any pistol or gun who shall in the public streets or highways discharge the same indiscriminately, thereby disturbing the peace and quiet, and endangering the lives of the inhabitants of any town or neighbo...

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1867 Ariz. Sess. Laws 21–22, An Act To Prevent The Improper Use Of Deadly Weapons And The Indiscriminate Use Of Fire Arms In The Towns And Villages Of The Territory, § 1.

| | 1867

That any person in this Territory, having, carrying or procuring from another person, any dirk, dirk knife, bowie knife, pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon, who shall in the presence of two or more persons, draw or exhibit any of said deadly weapons i...

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