""XIII. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the state; and as standing armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; And that the military should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.""
— Pennsylvania Constitution (1776)
Constitution of Pennsylvania - September 28, 1776
Historical Significance
First state constitutional provision protecting individual arms rights
Context
Revolutionary-era state constitution establishing precedent for Second Amendment
Context
Revolutionary-era state constitution establishing precedent for Second Amendment
Historical Significance
First state constitutional provision protecting individual arms rights