[Magdalen] right to bear arms

[James Handsfield]

It was a point of contention for the Declaration of Independence.  The Continental Congress had agreed that the decision to separate had to be a unanimous one.  In the initial draft, Jefferson included language about the abolition of slavery.  South Carolina refused to sign if that language remained in, so Jefferson, saying that independence was more important than slavery, removed the language.  

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Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.

Jim Handsfield
jhandsfield at att.net

> On Dec 12, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
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> As I read it, it doesn't say that they necessarily put this into the Constitution, but that this was a consideration at the time they were writing it.
> But maybe I'm just splitting hairs...