[Agemegos]

In some mediaeval times and places peasants were forbidden to own weapons and armour. In others, they were required by law to own them.

One can imagine a setting of Kafkaesque satire in which people are required to bear arms at all times, and liable to be shot by the police if they believe that you are unarmed. People of high status would be able to get away with discreet pocket pistols, but anyone with a social stigma would have to carry a longarm to make it obvious that they were armed.