Arms in United States

Arms Definition

Anything that a man wears for his defense, or takes in his hands, or uses in his anger, to cast at or strike at another. Co. Litt. 161b, 162a; Cromp. Jus. Peace, 65; Cunningham. Every description of weapon, offensive and defensive. 4 Ark. 21. The constitution of the United States (Amend, art. 2) declares that, “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” This has been held to mean only such arms as are adapted to military purposes. 3 Heisk. (Tenn.) 179; 35 Tex. 476. Signs of arms, or drawings, painted on shields, banners, and the like. The arms of the United States are described in the resolution of congress of June 20, 1782.

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Anything that a man wears for his defense, or takes in his hands, or uses in his anger, to cast at or strike at another. Co. Litt. 161b, 162a; Cromp. Jus. Peace, 65; Cunningham. Every description of weapon, offensive and defensive. 4 Ark. 21. The constitution of the United States (Amend, art. 2) declares that, “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” This has been held to mean only such arms as are adapted to military purposes. 3 Heisk. (Tenn.) 179; 35 Tex. 476. Signs of arms, or drawings, painted on shields, banners, and the like. The arms of the United States are described in the resolution of congress of June 20, 1782.

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Finding the law: Arms in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to arms, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines arms topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

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