“ORDINANCE NO. 67

AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT the Selling of Dangerous Weapons to Minors:

The Board of Trustees of Carson City do erdain:

    SECTION 1—It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or association to sell or dispose of any dirk, dirk knife, sword, sword cane, billy, slung shot, revolver pistol, gun or other dangerous or deadly weapon, to any person under the age o 21 years.
    SECTION 2—Any person violating any o the provisions of this ordinance shal be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty dollars, or imprisonment in the city Jail not exceeding ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Attest:                        Approved:
M. D. HATCH,         R. W. BOLLEN,
Clerk                           President.”

Full Text: 1885, Carson City, NV, Morning Appeal, An Ordinance to Prohibit the Selling of Dangerous Weapons to Minors

“Ordinance No. 67.” Morning Appeal, April 18, 1885, p. 1. Ordinance No. 67—An Ordinance to Prohibit the Selling of Dangerous Weapons to Minors, §§ 1-2. Undated. Volume 26, Number 32. (Carson City, NV).

    “Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the city of Reno, to wear, carry, or have concealed upon his person any dirk knife, pistol, sword in case, slung shot, brass knuckles, razor or other dangerous weapon without first obtaining permission from the City Council. The City Council may, upon application made in writing showing the reason of the person or the purpose for which any concealed weapon is to be carried, grant permission under the seal of the city and attested by its clerk to the person making such application authorizing such person to carry the concealed weapon described in such permission. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty ($20.00) dollars, nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars, or imprisoned in the city jail for not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than six (6) months. This section shall not apply to peace officers in the discharge of their duties, nor to persons acting or engaged in the business of common carriers within this tsate, nor to persons traveling through the state.”

Full Text: 1905, Reno Evening Gazette, September 6, City Ordinance no. 45

“City Ordinance No. 45.” Reno Evening Gazette, September 6, 1905, p. 6. Volume 70, Number 46. City Ordinance no. 45—An Ordinance concerning Breaches of the Peace, Fighting, Routs, Riots, Affrays, Injury to Property, Malicious Mischief, Disorderly Persons, Lewd or Lascivious Cohabitation or Behavior, Begging, Carrying Deadly Weapons, and Resisting an Officer within the City of Reno; to Restrain and Punish the Same and to Repeal All Ordinances or Sections Thereof in Conflict Therewith, and Other Matters Relating Thereto, § 7. Approved August 29, 1905. (Reno, NV).

        “SEC. 62. License to Drill or Parade with Arms. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the Nevada state police, the regular organized national guard of this state, and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, to drill or parade with arms in any city or town of this state, without the license of the governor thereof, which license may at any time be revoked; and provided further, that students in educational institutions where military science is a part of the course of instruction may, with the consent of the governor, drill and parade with arms in public under the superintendence of their instructor; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent benevolent or social organizations from wearing swords. And any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to arrest and punishment therefor.”

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Statutes of the State of Nevada Passed at the Special Session of the Legislature 1928: Begun Monday, the Sixteenth Day of January, and Ended Saturday, the Fourth Day of February (Carson City, NV: State Printing Office, 1928), 219-220. [Assembly Bill No. 136] Chapter 153—An Act Relating to the National Guard and the Enrolled Militia; to Provide for the Custody and Care of the State Armory Building and Grounds; to Prevent the Desecration of the Flag of the United States and the Flag of This State; Providing Penalties for the Violation of the Provisions Hereof; Repealing Certain Acts in Conflict Herewith, and Other Matters Relating Thereto, § 62. Approved March 27, 1929.

2. On and after the date upon which this act takes effect no unnaturalized foreign-born person, and no person who has been convicted of a felony in the State of Nevada or in any one of the states of the United States of America, or in any political subdivision thereof, shall own or have in his possession or under his custody or control any pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person. The terms “pistol,” “revolver,” and “firearm capable of being concealed upon the person,” as used in this act shall be construed to apply to and include all firearms having a barrel less than twelve inches in length. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by imprisonment in a state prison for not less than one year nor for more than five years.

The City Council Shall have power . . . [t]o regulate or prohibit the storage of gunpowder and other explosives or combustible materials within the city.

If any person or persons . . . shall discharge any gun, pistol or any other fire arm at any train, car, locomotive or tender . . . or shall aid or abet or procure any of the above mentioned acts to be done or attempted shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding fifty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for such offense.

[An Act to Prohibit the Use of Firearms in Public Places, § 1.Any person in this state, whether under the influence of liquor or otherwise, who shall, except I necessary self-defense, maliciously, wantonly or negligently discharge or cause to be discharged any pistol, gun or any other kind of firearm, in or upon any public street or thoroughfare, or in any theatre, hall, store, hotel, saloon or any other place of public resort, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not less than two nor more than six months, or by a fine not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment: provided that no Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Marshal, Constable, Deputy Constable, or other peace officer shall be held to answer under the provisions of this Act for discharging firearms in the lawful pursuance of his or their duty.]

An Act to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons by minors. § 1. Every person under the age of twenty-one (21) years who shall wear or carry any dirk, pistol, sword in case, slung shot, or other dangerous or deadly weapon concealed upon his person, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty nor more than two hundred ($200) dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Any person in this State, whether under the influence of liquor or otherwise, who shall, except in necessary self-defense, maliciously, wantonly or negligently discharge or cause to be discharged any pistol, gun or any other kind of firearm, in or upon any public street or thoroughfare, or in any theater, hall, store, hotel, saloon or any other place of public resort, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail for a term not less than two nor more than six months, or by a fine not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that no Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Marshal, Constable, Deputy Constable or other peace officer shall be held to answer under the provisions of this Act for discharging firearms in the lawful pursuance of his or their duty.

The Board of Trustees shall have power . . . [t]o regulate the storage of gunpowder and other explosive or other combustible material.

Of Crimes and Punishments, § 35. If any person shall by previous appointment or agreement, fight a duel with a rifle, shotgun, pistol, bowie knife, dirk, smallsword, backsword, or other dangerous weapon, and in doing shall kill his antagonist, or any person or persons, or shall inflict such wound as that the party or parties injured shall die thereof within one year thereafter, every such offender shall be deemed guiltily of murder in the first degree and upon conviction thereof shall be punished accordingly. § 36. Any person who shall engage in a duel with any deadly weapon although no homicide ensue or shall challenge another to fight such duel, or shall send or deliver any verbal or written message reporting or intending to be such challenge, although no duel ensue, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not less than two nor more than ten years, and shall be incapable of voting or holiding any office of trust or profit under the laws of this State.

Compiled Laws of Nevada, [Of Crimes and Punishments,] § 41. If any person shall assault and beat another with a cowhide, stick, or whip, having at the time, in his possession, a pistol or other deadly weapon, with intent to intimidate and prevent the person assaulted from defending himself, such person shall, on conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the State Prison not less than one or more than ten years.

. . . Any person in this State, having, carrying, or procuring from another person, any dirk, dirk knife, sword, sword cane, pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon, who shall in the presence of two or more persons, draw or exhibit any of said deadly weapons, in a rude, angry, or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, or who shall in any manner unlawfully use the same in any fight or quarrel, the person or persons so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or shall be imprisoned in the County Jail for a term not exceeding six months; provided, nevertheless, that no Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Marshal, Constable, or other peace officer shall be held to answer under the provisions of this Act, for drawing or exhibiting any of the weapons hereinbefore mentioned, while in the lawful discharge of his or their duties. It shall be the duty of all military, civil, and peace officers in this State to be vigilant in carrying the provisions of this Act into full force and effect.

Compiled Laws of Nevada, [Of Crimes and Punishment,] § 133. If any persons shall be found having upon him or her any picklock, crow-key, bit, or other instrument or tool, with intent feloniously to break and enter into any dwelling house, store, shop, warehouse, or other building containing valuable property, or shall be found in any of the aforesaid buildings, with intent to steal any money, goods and chattels, every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the State Prison not less than one year nor more than five years; and if any person shall have upon him any pistol, gun, knife, dirk, bludgeon, or other offensive weapon, with intent to assault any person, every such person, on conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the County Jail not more than three months.

Any person who shall engage in a duel with any deadly weapon, although no homicide ensue, or shall challenge another to fight such duel, or shall send or deliver any verbal or written message, purporting or intending to be such challenge, although no duel ensue, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial Prison, not less than two, nor more than ten years, and shall be incapable of voting or holding any office of trust or profit, under the laws of this Territory.