7-16-1866: "[OFFICIAL.] Laws Of The United States. . . . including the constitutional right to bear arms, shall be secured to and enjoyed by all the citizens..."

[OFFICIAL.] Laws Of The United States. Passed at the First Session of the Thirty-Ninth Congress. “the right to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, and to have full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings concerning personal liberty, personal security, and the acquisition, enjoyment, and disposition of estate real and personal, including the constitutional right to bear arms, shall be secured to and enjoyed by all the citizens . . . Resolved, That the said bill pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. . . . Resolved, That the bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same.”, July 16, 1866