It is worth noting that several states recognized the right to bear arms before the federal Bill of Rights was enacted.
https://www2.law.ucla.edu/volokh/beararms/statecon.htm has a summary of gun rights by state
https://guncite.com/journals/halvt.html goes into much detail regarding the specific cases of PA, NC, VT, and MA
It is worth noting that several states recognized the right to bear arms before the federal Bill of Rights was enacted.
https://www2.law.ucla.edu/volokh/beararms/statecon.htm has a summary of gun rights by state
https://guncite.com/journals/halvt.html goes into much detail regarding the specific cases of PA, NC, VT, and MA
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