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Chapter 16—Misdemeanors, § 11—Carrying Concealed Weapons, in, Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri (1903).

, , , | | 1903

"Sec. 11. Carrying concealed weapons.— If any person shall in this city carry concealed upon or about his person any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any schoo...

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Ordinances that prohibit carrying concealed weapons, bringing weapons to certain places, and selling weapons to minors, Ch. 21, Art. 1, §§ 329-330, in, The Revised Ordinances of the City of Bevier, Missouri (1910).

, , , | | 1910

"Sec. 329, Carrying Deadly Weapons, etc.—

If any person shall carry concealed upon or about his person any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school-...

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A law regulating weapons: carrying concealed or in certain places, brandishing, and sales to minors, Ordinance No. 31, § 10, in Revised Ordinances of the City of Richmond, Missouri (1910).

, , , | | 1910

"If any person shall carry, concealed upon or about his person any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school room where people have assembled for educational, ...

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Ch. 8—Crimes against the Public Peace, §§ 307-308—Aiming or Discharging Firearms & Use of Firearms by Minor, in Session Laws of the State of Washington Eleventh Session (1909).

, | | 1909

"Sec. 307. Aiming or Discharging Firearms.

Every person who shall aim any gun, pistol, revolver or other firearm, whether loaded or not, at or towards any human being, or who shall wilfully discharge any firearm, air gun or other weapon, or thr...

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Penal Ordinance No. 35: Concealed Weapon[s], §§ 1-4, in Revised Charter Ordinances and Franchises* of the City of Lockport (1909).

, , | | 1909

"Sec.1. Concealed weapon. No person over the age of 16 years shall have or carry concealed upon his person, in said city, any pistol, revolver, or other firearm without a written license therefor, theretofore issued to him by the chief...

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Laws regulating carrying and brandishing firearms, who can own them, where they can be brought, etc., Ch. 20, §§ 293-300, in The Charter and Code of the Ordinances of Yazoo City (1908).

, , , , | | 1908

"Deadly weapons; carrying of concealed.
Sec. 293. Any person who carries concealed, in whole or in part, any bowie knife, dirk knife, butcher knife, pistol, brass or metallic knuckles, slungshot, sword, or other deadly weapon of...

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Deadly Weapons Concealed, Etc., & Shooting Firearms, Ch. 30, §§ 184-185, in Revised Ordinances City of Sarcoxie, Jasper County, MO (1907).

, , , | | 1907

"Sec. 184—Deadly Weapons Concealed, Etc. If any person shall carry concealed upon or about his person any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school room or p...

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Selling Weapons to Minors, Art. 3, § 8, in Revised Ordinances of the City of Red Bud (1898).

| | 1898

"SECTION 8.— SELLING WEAPONS TO MINORS. Whoever shall within the limits of this city, by himself, or agent, sell, give, loan, hire or barter or offer to sell, give, loan, hire, or barter to any minor any pistol, revolver, gun, derringer, slung shot, ...

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Carrying Concealed Weapons, No. 36, Art. 6, § 3, in The Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Palmyra, Missouri (1908).

, , , | | 1908

"Sec. 3. If any person in this city shall carry concealed upon or about his person any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship or into any school room or place where people are ...

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Ordinances that prohibit carrying concealed weapons, bringing weapons to certain places, and firing weapons, Ch. 23, Art. 1, Ord. No. 2019, §§ 75-76 in Revised and Republished Ordinances of The City of Joplin, Missouri (1903).

, , , , | | 1903

        "Sec.75. CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS.—If any person shall, in the City of Joplin, carry concealed upon or about his person, any deadly or dangerous weapon or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worsh...

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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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Ch. 25—Crimes & Punishment, Art. 47—Concealed Weapons, §§ 1-10 in The Statutes of Oklahoma (1890).

, , , , , | | 1890

        “Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person in the Territory of Oklahoma to carry concealed on or about his person, saddle, or saddle bags, any pistol, revolver, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, sword cane, spear, metal knuckles, o...

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Carrying Weapons or Sale to Minors Prohibited, Amendment to Ordinance No. 11—Crimes and Punishment, §§ 7-9 in Ordinances, Charter and Laws for the Government of the City of Frankfort, Kentucky (1876)

, , | | 1876

“Sec. 7. Any person who shall discharge any gun or pistol within the city, unless in the lawful defense of his person, family, or property, shall be fined ten dollars for each offense; but this provision shall not apply to gunsmiths who discharge fir...

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An Ordinance for the Protection of Persons and Property, § 3 of Ordinance No. 3 in Ordinances of the Borough of Vineland (1883).

, | | 1883

"Sec. 3. And be it ordained and enacted, That if any person shall unnecessarily fire or cause to be fired, any gun, pistol or other fire-arms or cannon, in any of the street, lanes, alleys or parks of said Borough [i.e., the Borough of Vineland]; or if...

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An Ordinance to Preserve the Peace and Good Order of the City of San Jose, §§ 2-4, Revised Ordinances of the City of San Jose (1882).

, | | 1882

"Sec. 2. No person shall—

4. Make use of, or have in his possession any slung shot, rubber sling or other instrument or device, by means of which missiles of kind or description are hurled or projected;

5. Wear or carry any ...

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Carrying Deadly Weapons, etc., Ch. 24, Art. 2, § 1274, The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, Vol. 1 (1879)

, , , | | 1879

Sec. 1274. Carrying deadly weapons, etc.If any person shall carry concealed, upon or about his person, any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religio...

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Making, selling, etc., dangerous weapons; Carrying, using, etc., certain weapons, §§ 333-334, The Penal Code of the State of Minnesota (1885).

, , | | 1885

"Sec. 333. Making, selling, etc., dangerous weapons.—A person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, or sells or keeps for sale, or offers, or gives, or disposes of any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung-shot, sand-club, ...

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Shooting Galleries, Ordinances of the City Council of Memphis, Ch. 4, Art. 5, §§1-8 (1867).

, , | | 1867

        "Section 1. That from and after the passage of this ordinance, no person or persons shall be allowed, under any pretence whatever, to open, set up or establish a shooting gallery in the first story of any building within the corporate limi...

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Washington D.C. 47 Stat. 650, 651-652 (1932)

, | | 1932

CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS

SEC. 4. No person shall within the District of Columbia carry  concealed on or about his person, except in his dwelling house or place of business or on other land possessed by him, a pistol, without a license...

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Washington D.C. 27 Stat. 116 (1892)

, | | 1892

CHAP. 159.--An Act to punish the carrying or selling of deadly or dangerous weapons within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as...

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1925 Ind. Acts 496, ch. 207, An Act to Regulate and Control the Possession, Sale, and Use of Pistols and Revolvers in the State of Indiana

| | 1925

Sec 8. Any person or persons who shall, within the State of Indiana, sell, barter, hire, lend, or give to any minor under the age of twenty-one years, any pistol or revolver shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof be f...

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Joplin Code of 1917, Art. 67, § 1201. Weapons; Deadly.

, , | | 1917 If any person shall carry concealed upon or about his person a dangerous or deadly weapon of any kind or description, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school room or place where people are...

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1890 Okla. Laws 495, art. 47

, , , | | 1890 Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person in the Territory of Oklahoma to carry concealed on or about his person, saddle, or saddle bags, any pistol, revolver, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, sword cane, spear, metal knuckles, or any other kind o...

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1933 Haw. Sess. Laws 37-38, An Act Regulating the Sale, Transfer, and Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, § 4.

, | | 1933

§ 4. No person residing or doing business or temporarily sojourning within the Territory shall take possession of any fire arm of any description, whether usable or unusable, serviceable or unserviceable, modern or antique, registered under prior ...

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