Scott writes:
> Didn't the State of New York have handgun registration after the
> Sullivan Act passed, or was that just a state-based permit to carry
> system??
It's my understanding that the State (i.e. outside of NYC) the permit
gives both ownership and carry priveleges. Each handgun needs
Checked Ariz. Rev. Statutes and find:
ARS §26-121, standard def of militia and unorganized (tho it includes women).
§26-124, when governor proclaims an emergency he shall order the unorg militia
to enroll with county recorders. Or can limit it to volunteers.
_
What is also interesting is that Montgomery County, right next to DC,
has the following on the books:
http://tinyurl.com/2a8mbu
Sec. 2-15. Same-Arms and ammunition; civilian defense personnel;
regulations, etc.
In order to carry out the provisions of sections 2-14 through
2-16 of thi
What's to be made of these lines, included in dr Zox's post:
"gunners (of whom there are 60,000 licensed in Maryland)"
Hunting licenses?
And:
"All available firearms will be reported"
To be taken as those volunteered -- i.e. "available firearms" v. "all
firearms"?
--jcr
dr Zox wrote:
>
Didn't the State of New York have handgun registration after the Sullivan Act
passed, or was that just a state-based permit to carry system?? Until the
modern era (post 1968), I think this was the only example of firearm
registration by any government in the United States.
Scott Hattrup
Tha
Thanks Doc:
There were similar events in many states just before and during the early
stages of WWI and WWII. Self-armed groups undertook patrol duties in many
areas in both wars. As for the registration claim by another poster, I've
never seen any evidence of such anywhere in the U.S.
-Orig
Gun Shy
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Here is an interesting POV from WWII:
For the present the hard-pressed Ordinance Department of the United
States Army cannot be expected to furnish sufficient arms,
ammunition, or equipment. Hence, the volunteers, for the most part,
will be expected to furnish their own weapons. For this re
