Letter: Here is what a militia is
What is the militia?
“What is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them.“ George Mason
“A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammo to maintain a status of independence ...” George Washington
“A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves ... and include all men capable of bearing arms.” Richard Henry Lee
“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, esp. when young, how to use them.” Richard Henry Lee
“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” Thomas Jefferson
“The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun.” Patrick Henry
“Little more can be aimed at with respect to the people at large than to have them properly armed and equipped.” Alexander Hamilton
“Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves?” Trenche Coxe
“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic ...” Joseph Story (Supreme Court Justice)
John Faulkner, Richland
This story was originally published April 27, 2018 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Letter: Here is what a militia is."