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
Nowhere has he had greater success than in re-establishing the right to keep and bear arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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
I don't like hearing her promise to bear arms on behalf of America, even though there's no chance she'll ever be recruited for the Army.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
