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Why The Founding Fathers Guaranteed The Right To Bear Arms, In Their Own Words

Rikki Schlott
Why The Founding Fathers Guaranteed The Right To Bear Arms, In Their Own Words
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In 1791, our Founding Fathers penned the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the American people certain inalienable freedoms and an unprecedented entitlement to liberty. With the Second Amendment, they firmly established that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” 

In the centuries since, gun ownership has become a central fixture of American culture. According to Gallup polling, 44 percent of the nation’s households have at least one gun owner among them and, yet, Second Amendment protections are being increasingly threatened and eroded.  

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