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THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS:
COURT DECISIONS VOIDING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED ARMS LAWS
Courts have held on at least 20 reported occasions that a restrictive or prohibitive arms law was unconstitutional because it impermissibly infringed the individual right to keep and bear arms.
State ex rel. City of Princeton v. Buckner,
180 W.Va. 457, 377 S.E.2d 139 (1988)
Struck down a gun carrying law as too restrictive
Barnett v. State,
72 Or. App. 585, 695 P. 2d 991 (1985)
Struck down prohibition of possession of a black jack
State v. Deloado,
298 Or. 395, 692 P. 2d 610 (1984)
Struck down prohibition of possession of a switchblade
State v. Blocker,
291 Or. 255, 630 P.2d 824 (1981)
Struck down prohibition of carrying a club
State v. Kessler,
289 Or. 359, 614 P. 2d 94 (1980)
Struck down prohibition of possession of a club
City of Lakewood v. Pillow,
180 Colo. 20, 501 P.2d 744 (1972)(en banc)
Struck down gun law on sale, possession and carrying as too restrictive
City of Las Vegas v. Moberg,
82 N.M. 626, 485 P. 2d 737 (Ct. App. 1971)
Struck down restrictive gun carrying law
People v. Nakamura,
99 Colo. 262, 62 P.2d 246 (1936)(en banc)
Struck down prohibitive firearms possession law
Glasscock v. City of Chattanooga,
157 Tenn. 518, 11 S.W. 2d 678 (1928)
Struck down gun carrying law as too restrictive
People v. Zerillo,
219 Mich. 635, 189 N.W. 927 (1922)
Struck down restrictive pistol possession law
State v. Kerner,
181 N.C. 574, 107 S.E. 222 (1921)
Struck down pistol carrying license and bond requirement as too restrictive
In re Reilly,
31 Ohio Dec. 364 (C.P. 1919)
Struck down law forbidding hiring armed security guards
State v. Rosenthal,
75 Vt. 295, 55 A 610 (1903)
Struck down pistol carrying ordinance as too restrictive
In re Brickey,
8 Idaho 587, 70 P. 609 (1902)
Struck down pistol carrying law as too restrictive
Jennings v. State,
5 Tex. App. 298 (1878)
Struck down law requiring forfeiture of pistol after misdemeanor conviction as unconstitutional
Wilson v. State,
33 Ark. 557, 34 Am. Rep. 52 (1878)
Struck down pistol carrying law as too restrictive
Andrews v. State,
50 Tenn. (3 Heisk.) 165, 8 Am. Rep. 8 (1871)
Struck down pistol carrying law as too restrictive
Smith v. Ishenhour,
43 Term. (3 Cold.) 214 (1866)
Struck down gun confiscation law as unconstitutional
Nunn v. State,
1 Ga. (1 Kelly) 243 (1846)
Struck down pistol carrying law as too restrictive
Bliss v. Commonwealth,
12 Ky. (2 Litt.) 90, 13 Am. Dec. 251 (1822)
Struck down concealed carrying law involving a sword in a cane as unconstitutional
Uploaded: 9/30/1999
Uploaded: 9/30/1999