bear arms
Example Sentences
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So, two quite pointed conditions were crafted into this one-sentence amendment: Citizens may bear arms if we need a national militia and if the men who come to it are well trained.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
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
Like the 2nd Amendment, Mexico’s Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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
