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

Arguing for the state, Katyal said the case is about "two fundamental rights, the right to bear arms and the property right to exclude."

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Like the 2nd Amendment, Mexico’s Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

This incensed Temple: New recruits weren’t meant to bear arms.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

“Foes bear arms to the Doors of Death” Reyna said.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan