"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
- Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788
- Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788
"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined..."
- George Washington, First Annual Address, to both House of Congress, January 8, 1790
- George Washington, First Annual Address, to both House of Congress, January 8, 1790
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
- Richard Henry Lee, Federal Farmer No. 18, January 25, 1788
- Richard Henry Lee, Federal Farmer No. 18, January 25, 1788
"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a >>>force superior to any band of regular troops."<<<
- Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, October 10, 1787
- Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, October 10, 1787
"A FORCE SUPERIOR TO ANY BAND OF REGULAR TROOPS" that means the AR-15 is not enough.
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