...defence of a free » Reid v. Covert, supra note 12, at 27 and 29. *> NC Const. (December 4, 1776) : "XVII. That the people have a right to bear arms for the offence of the Stiite . . . . as wHasnwar. S o U rces 3 10. of " Mass. Const. (October 25, 1780) :...

...without the consent of themselves or their representatives in General Assembly freely given. 17th. 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; and that the...

...separation of powers, right of assembly, no excessive bail, freedom of worship, freedom of the press, a right to bear arms "for the Defence of the State," and civilian supremacy over the military. Indeed, elements of the first eight amendments that would become...

...for the defence of themselves and the State." 20 The North Carolina Constitution of 1776 stipulated "that the people have a right to bear arms, for the defence of the State." 21 The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 protected "the right of the people to keep and bear arms...

...State.” Compare this language with a proposed amendment favored by some Pennsylvania Anti—Federalists: “¿T]he people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and their own State, or the United States, or/sr th¿'purp¿se of killing gamc' 2 Unlike...

...and that the military shall be kept under strict subordination to the civil power. 32 Pennsylvania: That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the state; and as standing armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they...

...should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power (1776).¿' Ohio: 1802: That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the State; and as staixting armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, they...

...should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power (1776). 31 Ohio: 1802: That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the State; and as standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, they...

...right ofthe people to be armed, another with the militia. The amendment on the right to bear arms read: That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and their own State, or the United States, or for the purpose of killing game; and no law...

...(originally published in Pa. Packet &DailyAdvertiser, Dec. i8, 1787). The Address provided in part That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and their own State, or the United States, or for the purpose of killing game; and no law...