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How did Thomas Jefferson feel about our right to bear arms?

"[A]rms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and

preserve order in the world as well as property. . . Horrid mischief

would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."

-- Thoughts On Defensive War, 1775 Thomas Jefferson:

and

"The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear

arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in

government."

-- Thomas Jefferson -Letter to William S. Smith, Paris, Nov. 13, 1787

This question was answered by Gary Van Horn.
It was last updated on May 2, 2006 at 8:43:31 AM CDT.

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