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To: Kay Ludlow
What's the reverse option: Only the military may bear arms??

And all others become defenseless?

Absurd....That's not our form of government.

Besides, self protection, hunting etc.. supercedes the Constitution.

George Washington said the arms that were supplied to the troops should be given to them for their own use...as a way of compensating them for the lousey pay structure that was going on. Have the letter in an old book.

11 posted on 06/20/2008 4:28:20 PM PDT by Sacajaweau (I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
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To: Sacajaweau
George Washington said the arms that were supplied to the troops should be given to them for their own use...

That's interesting. Did they get to keep them? It would make sense. They're the militia, after all. Makes better sense than just stacking them up in some weapons depot somewhere. They'd just have to re-issue them if something came up.

16 posted on 06/20/2008 4:42:35 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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