Article I.
Declaration of Rights

Section 21. Right to bear arms

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Right to bear arms

The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.

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To bear arms

The right of the citizens to bear arms, in defence of themselves and the state, shall not be questioned.

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XIII.

That the People have a right to bear Arms for the defence of themselves and the State: And as standing Armies in the time of Peace are dangerous to Liberty, they ought not to be kept up: And that the Military should be kept under strict subordination to, and Governed by the Civil Power.

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1790 — Article IX. Section XXI

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