12-30-1868: “Persons usually informed believe that the veto will be devoted principally to showing that, as the people have the right to bear arms, Congress has no right to legislate on the subject.”

Nashville Union and American, “Persons usually informed believe that the veto will be devoted principally to showing that, as the people have the right to bear arms, Congress has no right to legislate on the subject.”, Dec. 30, 1868