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Originally Posted by rjm1cc
That the citizens would have access to the same type of weapons as the King's soldiers had so they could protect themselves.
As the King gets better weapons then they should get better weapons.
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Well, except the war with the king was over. Maybe they feared he might come back, but from my reading it seemed it was more about loyalists. Also, the south had a thing that they were afraid if guns were not allowed their slaves would revolt or run away, so to insure the South would sign on they promised to put an amendment for allowing guns for "militia" to control the slaves.