The meaning of “militia” in the Second Amendment
This is the second article examining contributions to our understanding of the Constitution from the three brand new volumes of the Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution of the United States. My first article observed that probably the greatest...
We Can’t Ignore the “Militia” Clause of the Second Amendment
by Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute While many defenders of private gun ownership recognize that the Second Amendment was written to provide some sort of counterbalance against the coercive power of the state, this argument is often left far too vague to reflect an...
Liberty: The Historical Root of Protection
To the naysayers who claim that the Second Amendment has nothing to do with personal defense, here is some context: We wouldn’t have the United States of America to live in without private citizens defending themselves and their right to bear arms. Far from...