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· 11/11/1905

City of Salina v. Blaksley

Citations

  • 72 Kan. 230
  • 83 P. 619
  • 1905 Kan. LEXIS 334

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Constitutional Law — Right to Bear Arms. Section 4 of the bill of rights, which provides that “the people have the right to hear arms for their defense and security,” is a limitation on legislative power to enact laws prohibiting the bearing of arms in the militia or any other military organization provided for by law, but is not a limitation on legislative power to enact laws prohibiting and punishing the promiscuous carrying of arms or other deadly weapons.</p>

Judges: Greene

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