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Word: handchain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Texas statute which stipulates that firearms may be sold only to buyers who have 1) a "certificate of good character" from a judge, and 2) no prison record. Another antiquated law unearthed by John Davis provides a $100 minimum fine for anyone who carries a "pistol, dirk, dagger, slingshot, handchain, night stick, sword cane, spear or bowie knife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Arms & the Newsman | 9/2/1957 | See Source »

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