A pair of quotes from Thomas Jefferson on the subject of arms...
(1) One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. - letter to George Washington, 1796
(2) No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms [within his own lands]. - Draft Constitution for the State of Virginia — 1776
One of the things that makes America such a unique place is the freedom of individual to possess firearms (within certain historical limits) without the government's meddling or forbiddance. Heck, the first shots of the American Revolution were precisely because the British government wanted to seize the weapons and ammunition of the colonists in Lexington and Concord.
Charlton Heston had it right after all...."I'll give you my gun when you pry (or take) it from my cold, dead hands."
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