1-14-1846: Missouri Constitution; "their right to bear arms in defence of themselves and of the State, cannot be questioned. . . . That every thing in this article is excepted out of the general powers of government, and shall forever remain inviolate..."

Constitution Of The State Of Missouri, Declaration of Rights, “That the people have the right . . . and that their right to bear arms in defence of themselves and of the State, cannot be questioned. . . . That every thing in this article is excepted out of the general powers of government, and shall forever remain inviolate, and that all acts of the Legislature contrary to this or any other article of this Constitution shall be void.”, Jan. 14, 1846