"or except when done in self defense"

PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS.

   Sec. 9. Whoever shall, within this city, discharge any firearms, except by the permission of the mayor or when mustered for drill or review, or otherwise acting under the command or by permission of some commissioned officer, or except when done in self defense, or for the protection of gardens from destructive animals, or by an officer of the law in discharge of his duty, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

[Anadarko Daily Democrat, Anadarko, Oklahoma, November 8, 1901. Volume 1. Number 52. Pg. 1]