Volume 15 , Issue 13

March, 1913 - House Advances Gun Toting Measure

Here is another interesting news article from the Tulsa World, dated 1 April 1913, that appeared on the front page, "House Advances Gun Toting Measure." It made display of firearms in store windows a penitential offense.

Oklahoma City, March 31, 1913 -- It seems that efforts to make carrying of concealed weapons a felony had failed in the House, 31 March 1913, when an amendment by Representative Morris to the Pruett-Bishop bill, was defeated overwhelmingly. The bill would have advance to engrossment following a long debate.

The current law back in 1913 on carrying concealed weapons was left intact so far as the first section was concerned. The section of the new law fixing penalties was amended, so that on first conviction a person may be punished by a fine of from $50 to $200, and upon second conviction by a fine of from $200 to $500 or thirty to ninety days in jail or both such fine and imprisonment.

Section two of the bill prohibits pawnbrokers, merchants or other persons from exposing to view for purposes of sale in a show window, show case or in any other public place any pistol, revolver, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slingshot, sword cane, spear or metal knuckles. Violation of this section was punishable by a fine of from $25 to $100 or imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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