What the Second Amendment Meant to the Founders
Soapbox Weekly, February 11, 2013
4 Pages Posted: 17 Mar 2014
Date Written: February 11, 2013
Abstract
This article explains the meaning of the Second Amendment in terms of what its words meant to the Founders and not what they mean to Twenty-First Century Americans. It explains the Founders' meanings of "A well regulated Militia", "people", "keep", and "bear Arms".
Keywords: Second Amendment, Original Meaning of the Second Amendment
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Massaro, John, What the Second Amendment Meant to the Founders (February 11, 2013). Soapbox Weekly, February 11, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2409816 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2409816
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