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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.

Bill of Rights

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Topic

Second Amendment Gun rights

Source

Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 2.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 2.

An armed society is a polite society.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Topic

Gun rights Guns

Speaker

Mordan Claude

Author

Robert A. Heinlein

Source

Beyond This Horizon

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Heinlein, Robert A [published as Anson MacDonald]. "Beyond This Horizon." Astounding Science Fiction, Apr. 1942 - May 1942.

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

Wayne LaPierre

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Gun rights

Speaker

Wayne LaPierre

Medium

Press conference

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

LaPierre, Wayne. News conference addressing meaningful contributions on how to prevent more mass killings. 21 Dec. 2012, Washington, DC, USA.

The offense of riding or going armed, with dangerous or unusual weapons, is a crime against the public peace, by terrifying the good people of the land.

William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Topic

Open carry Gun rights Criminal law

Author

William Blackstone

Source

Commentaries on the Laws of England

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1769 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Law of England: Book the Fourth. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1769, ch. 11.

Current Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book IV Of Public Wrongs, edited by David Lemmings. Oxford University Press, 2016, ch. 11.

Little more can reasonably be aimed at, with respect to the people at large, than to have them properly armed and equipped; and in order to see that this be not neglected, it will be necessary to assemble them once or twice in the course of a year.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 29

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Topic

Militia Gun rights

Author

Alexander Hamilton

Source

Federalist 29 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 29: Concerning the Militia." Daily Advertiser, 10 Jan. 1788.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 29: National government must have control of state militia.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.