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Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in History News

The Right to Bear Arms? What History Tells Us.

Armchair General

The Right to Bear Arms? What History Tells Us. (History News Network)

As the two sides prepare to argue in court over the constitutionality of D.C.’s ban on handguns, a pressing historical question is at hand: what did the Founders mean when they wrote and ratified the words of the Second Amendment?