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Act of March 23, 1935, ch. 172, §§ 5-7, Wash. Sess. Laws 599, 599-601.

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   "SEC. 5.    Carrying Pistol. No person shall carry a pistol in any vehicle or conceal on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business, without a license therefor as h...

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Act of April 6, 1936, No. 82, § 8, Ala. Laws 51, 51 (committing crime when armed).

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"Be It Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

        Section 1. DEFINITIONS: “Pistol” as used in this Act, means any firearm with barrel less than twelve inches in length. “Crime of Violence” as used in this Act, means any...

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Act of April 6, 1936, No. 82, § 8, Ala. Laws 51, 52 (delivery to minors and others forbidden).

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"Section 8. DELIVERY TO MINORS AND OTHERS FORBIDDEN. No person shall deliver a pistol to any person under the age of eighteen or to one who he has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a crime of violence, or is a drug addict, and habitual ...

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Act of March 23, 1935, ch. 172, §§ 1-4, Wash. Sess. Laws 599, 599.

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"CHAPTER 172.
[S. B. 147.]
SHORT FIREARMS.


An Act relating to short firearms and other weapons; defining terms;...

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Act of March 23, 1935, ch. 172, § 8, Wash. Sess. Laws 599, 601.

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"SEC. 8. Delivery to Minors and Others Forbid­den. No person shall deliver a pistol to any person under the age of twenty-one or to one who he has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a crime...

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Uniform Firearms Act, ch. 208, § 8, 1935 S.D. Sess. Laws 355, 356.

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"Section 8. DELIVERY TO MINORS AND OTHERS FORBIDDEN.
No person shall deliver a pistol to any person under the age of eighteen or to one who he has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a crime of violence, or is a drug addict, an ha...

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Uniform Machine Gun Act, Act No. 80, §§ 1-14, 1935 Ark. Acts 171-75.

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"ACT 80.

'AN ACT Relating to Machine Guns, and to Make Uniform the Law With Reference Thereto.'

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas;Read More

Act of June 11, 1931, No. 158, § 8, PA. Laws 497, 499 (regulating and licensing the sale, transfer, and possession of certain firearms).

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"Section 8. No person shall deliver a firearm to any person under the age of eighteen, or to one who he has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a crime of violence, or is a drug addict, an habitual drunkard, or of unsound mind."

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1 Fed. Reg. 668, 674, National Park Service Rules and Regulations (1936)

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8. Firearms, etc.--Firarms, explosives, traps, seines, and nets are prohibited Within the parks and monuments; except upon written permission of the superintendent or custodian. Visitors entering or, traveling, through the parks and monuments ...

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

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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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1933 Cal. Stat. 1169

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§ 2. [E]very person, firm or corporation, who within the State of California sells, offers for sale, possesses or knowingly transports any firearms of t...

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An Act of June 11, 1931, No. 158, §§ 4-5, PA. Laws 497, 498 (prohibiting felons from owning, and unlicensed people from carrying, firearms).

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Sec. 4. No person who has been convicted in this Commonwealth or elsewhere of a crime of violence shall own a firearm, or have one in his possession or under his control.

Sec. 5. No person shall carry a firearm in any vehicle or concealed on or...

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

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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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1934 N.J. Laws 394-95, A Further Supplement to an Act Entitled “An Act for the Punishment of Crimes,” ch. 155, §§ 1-5.

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1. A gangster is hereby declared to be an enemy of the state. 2. Any person in whose possession is found a machine gun or a submachine gun is declared to be a gangster; provided, however, that nothing in this section contained shall be construed to app...

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1934 Ky. Acts 169-70, An Act . . . prescribing punishment for robbery or burglary . . ., ch. 52, § 1159(a).

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That if any person shall commit acts of robbery, burglary . . . robbery of bank [sic] or safe, and in committing said act or acts shall use or display any pistol, gun or other firearms or deadly weapon of any character in so doing; upon conviction such...

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1934 Va. Acts 137-39, An Act to define the term “machine gun”; to declare the use and possession of a machine gun for certain purposes a crime and to prescribe the punishment therefor, ch. 96, §§ 1-7.

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§ 1. Where used in this act; (a) “Machine gun” applies to and includes a weapon of any description by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which more than seven shots or bullets may be rapidly, or automatically, or semi-automa...

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1934 S.C. Acts 1288, An Act regulating the use and possession of Machine Guns: §§ 1 to 6.

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§ 1. “Machine gun” defined. – Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: For the purposes of this Act the word “machine gun” applies to and includes all firearms commonly known as machine ri...

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1933 N.Y. Laws 1639, An Act to Amend the Penal Law, in Relation to the Sale, Possession and Use of Sub-Machine Guns, ch. 805, §§ 1, 3.

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§ 1. . . A person who sells or keeps for sale, or offers or gives, disposes of or transports any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as a machine-gun or a sub-machine gun to any person is guilty of a felony, except that the manufacture ...

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1933 Haw. Sess. Laws 39-40, An Act Regulating the Sale, Transfer, and Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, §§ 10-16.

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§ 10. In the trial of a person for committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, the fact that he was unlawfully armed with a firearm shall be prima facie evidence of his intent to commit said crime of violence. § 11. The provisions...

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1931-1933 Wis. Sess. Laws 778, An Act . . . Relating to the Sale, Possession, Transportation and Use of Machine Guns and Other Weapons in Certain Cases, and Providing a Penalty, ch. 359, § 1.

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No person shall sell, possess, use or transport any machine gun or other full automatic firearm, nor shall any person sell, possess, use or transport any bomb, hand grenade, projectile, shell or other container of any kind or character into which tear ...

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1933 Minn. Laws 231-33, An Act Making It Unlawful to Use, Own, Possess, Sell, Control or Transport a “Machine Gun”, as Hereinafter Defined, and Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof, ch. 190, §§ 1-3.

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§ 1. Definitions. (a) Any firearm capable of loading or firing automatically, the magazine of which is capable of holding more than twelve cartridges, shall be a machine gun within the provisions of the Act. (b) Any firearm capable of automaticall...

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1933 Haw. Sess. Laws 38, An Act Regulating the Sale, Transfer, and Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, § 9.

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No person shall willfully alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the make, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identity of any firearm or ammunition. Possession of such firearm or ammunition upon which any mark of identity shall have been a...

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1931-1933 Wis. Sess. Laws 245-47, An Act . . .Relating to Machine Guns and to Make Uniform the Law with Reference Thereto, ch. 76, § 1, pt. 164.01 to 164.06.

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164.01 Definitions (a) “Machine gun” applies to and includes a weapon of any description by whatever name known from which more than two shots or bullets may be discharged by a single function of the firing device. . . 164.02 Use of Machine...

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