[Magdalen] right to bear arms

[M J _Mike_ Logsdon]

>>>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.<<<

Excellently portrayed in "1776", I might add.