"That the people have a right to keep and bear arms; that a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty" (Virginia Convention 27 June 1788).
"That the people have a right to bear arms, for the defence of the State; and, as standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up" (North Carolina constitution 18 December 1776).
"A militia when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves, and render regular troops in great measure unnecesary" ('The Federal Farmer' or Richard Henry Lee).
"Men of republican principles have been jealous of a standing army as dangerous of liberty [...] The standing army of Caesar destroyed the Roman republic. The standing army of Cromwell turned the Long Parliament out of doors" ('The Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith). Development of the right to bear arms in England.
"The militia, sir, is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it [...] The great object is, that every man be armed [...] Everyone who is able may have a gun.
Congress, by the power of taxation, by that of raising an army, and by their control over the militia, have the sword in one hand, and the purse in the other. Shall we be safe without either? Congress have an unlimited power over both: they are entirely given up by us. Let him candidly tell me, where and when did freedom exist, when the sword and purse were given up from the people? Unless a miracle in human affairs interposed, no nation ever retained its liberty after the loss of the sword and the purse" (Patrick Henry).
"Mercenary armies [...] have at one time or another subverted the liberties of almost all the Countries they have been raised to defend" (George Washington).
"Arms in the hands of citizens [may] be used at individual discretion [...] in private self-defence" (John Adams).
"What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty" (Elbridge Gerry).
"The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unnecessary. They will form a powerful check upon the regular troops, and will generally be sufficient to overawe them" (Tench Coxe).
"Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction" (St. George Tucker).
"The right of bearing arms - which with us is not limited and restrained by an arbitrary system of game laws as in England; but, is particularly enjoyed by every citizen, and is among his most valuable privileges, since it furnishes the means of resisting as a freeman ought, the inroads of usurpation" (Henry St. George Tucker).
"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of people are armed" (Noah Webster).
"[...] The powers of the sword are in the hands of the yeomanry of America from sixteen to sixty. The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared to any possible army must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are these militia? Are they not our selves. Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each against his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other birthright of an American [...] [T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people" (Pennsylvania Gazette 20 February 1788 on the proposed Constitution by a Pennsylvanian).
The sources are cited for the original documents quoted here in 'The Second Amendment Primer' by Les Adams, if anyone wants to see them.
Gun Quotations of the Founding Fathers | Buckeye Firearms Association
The opening battle of the Revolutionary War happened when the British soldiers were marching into Concord to confiscate the guns, to prevent the colonists from overthrowing the tyrannical British government.
Self-defense is a human right; anyone against guns is against human rights. How is it that the people who seem to talk the most about human rights (for anyone except whites) inevitably are against the human right to self-defense and say how it is evil and wrong. Who taught these people to do this? Who are Bloomberg, Feinstein, Soros, etc.? - Are they part of the same group? What is their motivation in disarming Americans so they can no longer defend themselves from the government when that time comes where it is necessary, like in 1776?
"That the people have a right to bear arms, for the defence of the State; and, as standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up" (North Carolina constitution 18 December 1776).
"A militia when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves, and render regular troops in great measure unnecesary" ('The Federal Farmer' or Richard Henry Lee).
"Men of republican principles have been jealous of a standing army as dangerous of liberty [...] The standing army of Caesar destroyed the Roman republic. The standing army of Cromwell turned the Long Parliament out of doors" ('The Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith). Development of the right to bear arms in England.
"The militia, sir, is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it [...] The great object is, that every man be armed [...] Everyone who is able may have a gun.
Congress, by the power of taxation, by that of raising an army, and by their control over the militia, have the sword in one hand, and the purse in the other. Shall we be safe without either? Congress have an unlimited power over both: they are entirely given up by us. Let him candidly tell me, where and when did freedom exist, when the sword and purse were given up from the people? Unless a miracle in human affairs interposed, no nation ever retained its liberty after the loss of the sword and the purse" (Patrick Henry).
"Mercenary armies [...] have at one time or another subverted the liberties of almost all the Countries they have been raised to defend" (George Washington).
"Arms in the hands of citizens [may] be used at individual discretion [...] in private self-defence" (John Adams).
"What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty" (Elbridge Gerry).
"The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unnecessary. They will form a powerful check upon the regular troops, and will generally be sufficient to overawe them" (Tench Coxe).
"Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction" (St. George Tucker).
"The right of bearing arms - which with us is not limited and restrained by an arbitrary system of game laws as in England; but, is particularly enjoyed by every citizen, and is among his most valuable privileges, since it furnishes the means of resisting as a freeman ought, the inroads of usurpation" (Henry St. George Tucker).
"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of people are armed" (Noah Webster).
"[...] The powers of the sword are in the hands of the yeomanry of America from sixteen to sixty. The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared to any possible army must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are these militia? Are they not our selves. Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each against his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other birthright of an American [...] [T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people" (Pennsylvania Gazette 20 February 1788 on the proposed Constitution by a Pennsylvanian).
The sources are cited for the original documents quoted here in 'The Second Amendment Primer' by Les Adams, if anyone wants to see them.
Gun Quotations of the Founding Fathers | Buckeye Firearms Association
The opening battle of the Revolutionary War happened when the British soldiers were marching into Concord to confiscate the guns, to prevent the colonists from overthrowing the tyrannical British government.
Self-defense is a human right; anyone against guns is against human rights. How is it that the people who seem to talk the most about human rights (for anyone except whites) inevitably are against the human right to self-defense and say how it is evil and wrong. Who taught these people to do this? Who are Bloomberg, Feinstein, Soros, etc.? - Are they part of the same group? What is their motivation in disarming Americans so they can no longer defend themselves from the government when that time comes where it is necessary, like in 1776?
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