Boston University Professor: Second Amendment is Based on “Freedom to Enslave”
JonathanTurley
JUNE 22, 2022
States opposed to slavery, like Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, had precursor state constitutional provisions recognizing the right to bear arms. Law enforcement was relatively scarce at the time, even in the more populous states. In his famous 1770 defense of Capt.
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