Friday, October 30, 2015

1795: “The danger, where there is any, from armed citizens, is only to the government, not to the society; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in the government…”

An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, And Philosophical View Of The American United States, “The danger, where there is any, from armed citizens, is only to the government, not to the society; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in the government…”, 1795

1794: "that he shall not be obliged to accuse himself, but may be heard in his own defence–that he may keep arms”

The American Geography; Or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States Of America, “is entitled to Protection of life, liberty, and property–and, in return, must obey the laws and pay his Proportion of the common expense–that he shall not be obliged to accuse himself, but may be heard in his own defence–that he may keep arms”, 1794

2-11-1791: “Provided always, That in no case whatever, distress shall be made or taken of any person . . . of his arms or utensils of household, necessary for upholding of life"

The Laws of the State of New-Hampshire, “Provided always, That in no case whatever, distress shall be made or taken of any person of his tools or implements necessary for his trade or occupation, nor of his arms or utensils of household, necessary for upholding of life…”, Feb. 11, 1791

9-19-1855: “The negro woman, it is supposed, was carrying the gun out of the house, and it went off . . ."

Semi-Weekly Standard, “The negro woman, it is supposed, was carrying the gun out of the house, and it went off . . . furnishes another warning against the imprudent handling of loaded fire-arms”, Sept. 19, 1855

Sunday, October 25, 2015

7-5-1855: “A general battle with stones followed, and the turners, being armed with revolvers, commenced firing pistols….”

Evening Star, Washington, D.C., “A general battle with stones followed, and the turners, being armed with revolvers, commenced firing pistols….”, July 5, 1855

6-28-1855, New York City: “yesterday while experimenting with a new revolver in the yard of his premises . . . on a charge of carelessly using fire-arms”

New-York [City] Daily Tribune, “yesterday while experimenting with a new revolver in the yard of his premises . . . on a charge of carelessly using fire-arms”, June 28, 1855

Penn. Const. Conv. 10-23-1837: "He believed that not only the right but the habit of wearing arms was essential to freemen, and to the preservation of the liberty of freemen...."

   The following quotation was added to this page on RightToBeArmed.org:
    “If we destroyed that which had been done, we should destroy the volunteer system; because by taking away their arms, we destroy also the martial spirit which they were sure to engender. It was true, as had been said, that the States were so jealous of the preservation of this martial spirit that after they had adopted the Constitution of the United States, as it now stood, they were not satisfied until they had secured an amendment which provided “that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” If we destroyed the militia system, we did not indeed take away the right of the people to bear arms, but we destroyed the inclination, the habit of wearing arms; and such was not his sentiment as to what ought to be the condition of things in a country like ours. He believed that not only the right but the habit of wearing arms was essential to freemen, and to the preservation of the liberty of freemen. This was the principle asserted in the Constitution of the United States; and if we did away with this, the effect would be to destroy the principle and the feeling together.”–Mr. Scott, Monday, October 23, 1837. [THE CONVENTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION COMMENCED AT HARRISBURG MAY 2 1837, VOL. IV. – Pg. 100]