1868 N.C. Constitutional Convention: "he believed the right to keep, as well as to bear, arms sacred, and should not be violated. After some debate a vote was taken and the amendment adopted.”

North Carolina Constitutional Convention, “Mr. Graham, of Orange . . . wished to express his sentiments for he believed the right to keep, as well as to bear, arms sacred, and should not be violated. After some debate a vote was taken and the amendment adopted.”, Feb. 18, 1868