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The State of Texas vs. William Ford
Bond hearing for William Ford, charged with unlawfully carrying a pistol in Liberty county, Texas between 1870 and 1875
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Public Carry Enforcement Records
Justice Court records of prosecutions for unlawfully carrying deadly weapons, from Liberty County, Texas.
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Crafting a Public Carry Law
Follow the process of Texas legislators turning a bright idea about gun control into a workable, statewide law.
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An Bill to punish persons who sell intoxicating liquor, ammunition, and fire-arms to minors
Proposed bill to penalize selling arms, ammunition, and liquor to minors; not passed
A Bill regulating the keeping and bearing of arms
Proposed bill to prohibit the carrying of deadly weapons in public, with few exceptions; not passed
A Bill to regulate the keeping and bearing of deadly weapons
Proposed bill to prohibit the carrying of deadly weapons in public, with few exceptions; passed