"Mr. Smith asserted that he had seen a great many years ago an old document which was called the Constitution of the United States wherein it granted the right to every citizen to bear arms . . . I don’t suppose the present legislature will pay any attention to such an unimportant document as that"

Arizona Territory, “The bill of Mr. Scott, of Apache, prohibiting the carrying of deadly weapons was under discussion in the House. . . . Mr. Smith asserted that he had seen a great many years ago an old document which was called the Constitution of the United States wherein it granted the right to every citizen to bear arms, but he further added, I don’t suppose the present legislature will pay any attention to such an unimportant document as that. . . .”, Jan. 30, 1887