...one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained hut by despotic gov•crnments; that a well-regulated militia, •composed of the...trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defcnce of a free state; that standing armies in times of peace should l>e avoided as dangerous to...

...and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right. Sec. 13. That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body...free state ; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict...

...one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. XIII. That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body...free State ; that standing armies in time of peace should be avoided as dangerous to liberty ; and that in all cases the military should be under strict...

...other States' proposals that "the people have a right to keep and bear arms, that a well regulated Militia composed of the body of the people trained...proper, natural and safe defence of a free State" ™ constituted a close parallel to these same States' proposals that "the people have a right to freedom...

...as the following. ******* "That the People have a Right to keep & bear Arms ; that a well regulated Militia, composed of the Body of the People, trained to arms, is the proper, natural and safe Defense of a free State." Here, too, George Mason clearly indicated that the right of the people to...

...as the following. ******* "That the People have a Right to keep & bear Arms ; that a well regulated Militia, composed of the Body of the People, trained to arms, is the proper, natural and safe Defense of a free State." Here, too, George Mason clearly indicated that the right of the people to...

...and the Evils to be « For eiarnple, the Virginia Bill of Rights, adopted June 12, 1776, declared : "That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, js the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free State; that standing armies, in time of peace, should...

...and bear Arms ; that a well regulated Militia, including the body of the people capable of bearing Arms, is the proper, natural and safe defence of a free State." [Emphasis in original.] North Carolina, on August 1, 1788, suggested wording identical to the Virginia...

...ratified, it did so with a call for a bill of rights, including a recognition "that the people have the right to keep and bear arms; that a well-regulated...people trained to arms is the proper, natural and safe defense of a free state." [94] From Virginia, the debate moved to New York. The New York controversy...

...the great bulwarks of liberty and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. Section 13. That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body...people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural and safe defense of a free state; that standing armies, in time of D-2 peace, should be avoided as dangerous...