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Real0ne -> RE: US Supreme Court Reviews Gun Rights (11/22/2007 7:38:05 AM)
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Its been in many constitutions as well as the feds:
Connecticut Article I, Section 15
Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state.
Delaware Article I, Section 20
A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self,
family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.
Georgia Article I, Section I, Paragraph VIII
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,
but the General Assembly shall have the power to prescribe the manner
in which arms may be borne.
Maryland
The Maryland Constitution contains no provision concerning the right
to keep and bear arms.
Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, Part I, Article XVII
The people have a right to keep and bear arms for the common defense.
And as, in the time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they
ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature;
and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination
to the civil authority, and be governed by it.
New Hampshire Bill of Rights, Part 1, Article 2-a
All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of
themselves, their families, their property, and the state.
New York Bill of Rights, Article II, Section 4
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms cannot be
infringed.
New Jersey Rights and Privileges, Article I Section 1
All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain
natural and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and
defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting
property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
North Carolina Article I, Section 30
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; and, as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to
liberty, they shall not be maintained, and the military shall be kept
under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Nothing herein shall justify the practice of carrying concealed
weapons, or prevent the General Assembly from enacting penal statutes
against that practice.
Rhode Island Article I, Section 22
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
South Carolina Article I, Section 20
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. As, in times of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty,
they shall not be maintained without the consent of the General
Assembly. The military power of the State shall always be held in
subordination to the civil authority and be governed by it.
Vermont Chapter 1, Article 16
That the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of
themselves and the State and as standing armies in time of peace are
dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; and that the
military should be kept under strict subordination to and governed by
the civil power.
Virginia Article I, Section 13
That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people,
trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free
state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall
not be infringed; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be
avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military
should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil
power.
Eleven of the original thirteen states specify the right to bear
arms. Four clearly state the individual's (or person's) right to bear
arms. Virginia states that the Militia is composed of the body of the
people (common citizens). The articles of Georgia, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Vermont just say the people (as in all people) and
say nothing about the militia. New Jersey states that all people have
the right to self defense which would, without much of a stretch,
include the right to defend oneself with the use of a gun.
That means that ten of the thirteen original colonies put the right
to bear arms into the hands of the people and not the state. Further,
five states specifically say that standing armies, during times of
peace, are a danger to liberty. Thus, nearly all of the States put
forth that the right, and it could also be argued that the duty, of
the individual to keep and bear arms was considered sacred and thus,
it is reasonable to say the same about the Second Amendment of the
Bill of Rights. OpenCarry.org
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