Seizure of Arms Act 1819
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The Seizure of Arms Act 1819 was a British law that empowered authorities to search for and confiscate weapons in response to fears of civil unrest during the post-Napoleonic period.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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British statute → |
| aimedAt |
controlling radical political movements
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preventing armed uprisings → |
| appliesTo |
England
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Great Britain → Scotland → Wales → |
| chronology |
enacted during the reign of George III
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| classification |
repressive legislation
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| dateEnacted |
1819
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| enactedBy |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| era |
Regency era
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| field |
constitutional history of the United Kingdom
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legal history of the United Kingdom → |
| hasEffect |
empowered authorities to search for weapons
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empowered authorities to seize arms → restricted private possession of arms in disturbed areas → |
| historicalContext |
period after the Napoleonic Wars
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post-Napoleonic War unrest in Britain → |
| jurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| language |
English
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| legalSubject |
arms
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weapons → |
| legalSystem |
English law
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| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords → Parliament of the United Kingdom → |
| motivatedBy |
government fear of revolution
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| partOf |
Six Acts
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| purpose |
to allow confiscation of weapons from suspected troublemakers
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to give magistrates powers to search for arms → |
| reasonForEnactment |
concern about insurrection and radical political agitation
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fears of civil unrest → |
| regulates |
possession of arms
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search and seizure of weapons → |
| relatedTo |
Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act 1819
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Gagging Acts → Seditious Meetings Act 1819 → |
| relatedToEvent |
Peterloo Massacre
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| startTime |
1819
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| temporalContext |
post-Napoleonic period
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| typeOfLaw |
public order law
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security legislation → |