Legal Documents of Newport

It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to carry in any manner on or about his person or in his portfolio or purse, with the intent of going armed, any razor, dagger, slingshot, black jack, chain, nightstick, pipe, stick, sword, cane, ice pick, spear, knuckles made of any metal or any hard substance, Bowie knife, switchblade knife, spring knife, throw blade knife, knife with a blade over four (4) inches in length or with an overall length of eight (8) inches, pistol, gun, revolver, or any like instrument unless the person is performing the official duties of a duly appointed police officer for the city, county, state or federal governments, or the armed forces of the United States, or is authorized by law to go armed.

It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to discharge or fire a firearm unless the person is performing an official duty as a duly appointed police officer for the city, county, state or federal governments, or the armed forces of the United States. (1973 Code, § 12-19)