bear arms

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In a 1991 interview, retired Chief Justice Warren Burger scorned the view that the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms belongs to individuals rather than a collective militia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

We say we have the right to bear arms, that all are created equal and that no person is above the law.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The Second Amendment to the US Constitution stipulates that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

The courts that rejected this reality relied on the fact that in 1791, states often compelled 18- to 20-year-olds to join “the militia,” which required them to bear arms.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

There the Lord of the Mark would hold an assembly of all that could bear arms, on the second day after the full moon.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien