“That nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to extend to any person lawfully using fire-arms..."

The Statutes Of Ohio And Of The Northwestern Territory, “That nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to extend to any person lawfully using fire-arms . . . against the attacks of rebels, highwaymen, robbers, thieves, or others unlawfully assailing him or her, or in any other manner where such opposition, defence, or resistance is allowed by the law of the land.”, Aug. 4, 1790

[The Statutes Of Ohio And Of The Northwestern Territory, Adopted Or Enacted From 1788 To 1833 Inclusive: . . . Volume I. Edited By Salmon P. Chase. [Later Governor of Ohio, and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court] Cincinnati: Published By Corey & Fairbanks. 1833.]