8-10-1814: N.Y.C., "The citizens are the safeguards of a free state. Their right to keep and bear arms has never been infringed. We will use these weapons resolutely in support of our privileges..."

New York City, Meeting of Citizens in the Park, “It is our glory and our boast, that we are FREEMEN. Our Constitution and government are acts of our free and unbiased choice. They are ours, and we will never abandon them. The citizens are the safeguards of a free state. Their right to keep and bear arms has never been infringed. We will use these weapons resolutely in support of our privileges; with these we will manfully oppose the enemy who shall presume to invade them….”, August 10, 1814