Such a statement as that of Noah Webster certainly makes clear that the people are not only freed to carry only pea shooter forms of arms, but “constitute a force *superior* to any band of regular troops.... “.
Would this not include equal styles of weaponry of “ any band of regular troops “, as well as outnumbering regular troops?
Surely, in an age of advanced weaponry, his remarks can not be narrowed to a discussion of numbers alone?
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against an Army.....?
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