A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free st…

James Madison
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A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. ✨ James Madison, Gaillard Hunt, James Brown Scott (1999). The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787: Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America, p.690, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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