[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  General Grievous 🇺🇸 [@DookusRoyal](/creator/twitter/DookusRoyal) on x 3109 followers Created: 2025-07-22 00:27:24 UTC Let's talk about what James Madison wrote. James Madison wrote that his drafted bill of rights (including the right to keep and bear arms) "relate first to PRIVATE rights": He then cited the 1689 English Declaration of Rights as the inspiration for the Second Amendment, but also criticized it for limiting the right to arms to Protestants only. Let's talk about the 1689 English Declaration of Rights itself. In 1780, a member of the British Parliament condemned a letter written by Lord Amherst, a senior military officer, in which Amherst ordered that all civilians in London, except the militia and those officially authorized by the King, be disarmed. The speaker argued that this command is a direct violation of the 1689 English Bill of Rights, specifically the clause stating that "every Protestant subject shall be permitted to arm himself for his personal security or for the defence of his property": In other words, the 1689 English Declaration of Rights protected the right of Protestants to keep and bear arms, outside of militia service. And remember, the Second Amendment was intended to exclude the restriction limiting that right to Protestants only. Meaning, the Second Amendment protects the right of the whole people to keep and bear arms, unconnected with militia service.  XX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/DookusRoyal/status/1947453387819135323)
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General Grievous 🇺🇸 @DookusRoyal on x 3109 followers
Created: 2025-07-22 00:27:24 UTC
Let's talk about what James Madison wrote.
James Madison wrote that his drafted bill of rights (including the right to keep and bear arms) "relate first to PRIVATE rights":
He then cited the 1689 English Declaration of Rights as the inspiration for the Second Amendment, but also criticized it for limiting the right to arms to Protestants only.
Let's talk about the 1689 English Declaration of Rights itself.
In 1780, a member of the British Parliament condemned a letter written by Lord Amherst, a senior military officer, in which Amherst ordered that all civilians in London, except the militia and those officially authorized by the King, be disarmed. The speaker argued that this command is a direct violation of the 1689 English Bill of Rights, specifically the clause stating that "every Protestant subject shall be permitted to arm himself for his personal security or for the defence of his property":
In other words, the 1689 English Declaration of Rights protected the right of Protestants to keep and bear arms, outside of militia service. And remember, the Second Amendment was intended to exclude the restriction limiting that right to Protestants only.
Meaning, the Second Amendment protects the right of the whole people to keep and bear arms, unconnected with militia service.
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