Articles – Arms DB

1892 — Portland, Maine — Minimum Age

Seth L. Haarrabee, The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Portland, Me. 136 (1892)

Prohibited selling pistols to individuals under 16 without parental consent.

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1892

1891 — Maine — Hunting Restrictions

Elias Dudley Freeman, A Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine: Being the Public Laws of Maine for the Years 1885-1895, Inclusive, Arranged to Show Each New Enactment and the Present Reading of Each Amended Section Under Its Appropriate Chapter, Uniform in Order and Method with the Revised Statutes of 1883 256-57 (1895)

This law paid bounties for seals killed and prohibited leaving the bodies of hunted seals in the water. The law...

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1891

1884 — Maine — Public Carry

1 The Revised Statutes of the State of Maine, Passed August 29, 1883, and Taking Effect January 1, 1884 928 (1884)

Carrying dirks, pistols, and other arms without just cause was prohibited.

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1884

1883 — Maine — Toy Gun

1 The Revised Statutes of the State of Maine, Passed August 29, 1883, and Taking Effect January 1, 1884 923 (1884)

Selling toy pistols with percussion caps was punishable by a fine.

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1883

1880 — Maine — Militia Weapon Discharge

1880 Me. L. chap. 225, p. 244

Militiamen who without order discharge a firearm are to be fined between $5-25.

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1880

1874 — Gardiner, Maine — Weapon Discharge

A.G. Davis, City Clerk, Charter and Ordinances, and Rules and Orders of the City Council 52 (1874)

Instituted 25 lbs limit of gunpowder on incoming boats without a permit.

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1874

1871 — Hallowell, Maine — Weapon Discharge

Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Hallowell, with Boundaries of the Wards 39 (1871)

Prohibited weapon discharge in the city.

ME

1871

1865 — Lewiston, Maine — Gunpowder Storage

The Charter, Amendments, and Acts of the Legislature Relating to the Municipal Court, and the Ordinances of the City of Lewiston, Together with the Boundaries of the Several Wards, Regulations Respecting Gunpowder, and an Abstract of the Laws Relating to the Powers and Duties of Cities and Towns 43-5 (1873)

Local gunpowder restrictions: quantity shall not exceed one pound without permission nor sell gunpowder without a license; one must store...

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1865