Summary
Banned the manufacture, sale, and possession of slung shots.
Statutory Text
§ 409. 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 a slung-shot, billy, sand-club, or metal knuckles, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Title
1881 — New York — Slungshot Ban
Conduct
Manufacture, Private Possession, Transfer & Sale
Instrument
Blunt Weapons
Jurisdiction
NY
Date
1881