Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: George Zimmerman Had Accomplices. Too Bad We Can’t Arrest Them Too. [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)It wasn't about militias. I will list a few examples.
Maine:
Article I, Section 16. To keep and bear arms. Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned.
Rhode Island:
Article 1, Section 22. Right to bear arms. -- The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Connecticut:
Article 1, SEC. 15. Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state.
Pennsylvania: (The Declaration of Rights of the Pennsylvania Constitution predates and was a model for the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution)
Section 21 . The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.
Get the idea? No militia clause listed. They wanted everybody to be able to have a gun.