Lockett v. State, Alabama Supreme Court, Justice B.F. SAFFOLD in dissent, “and to prohibit the possession, or even the carrying of arms at home, would be contrary to the Constitution", 1872

Lockett v. State, Alabama Supreme Court, Justice B.F. SAFFOLD in dissent, “and to prohibit the possession, or even the carrying of arms at home, would be contrary to the Constitution. . . . The evil sought to be remedied was the insecurity of life caused by the practice of concealed weapons”, 1872