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Old 10-20-2014, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by merrylander View Post
It has been suggested that Madison offered the 2nd Amendment solely for the protection of the slave owners. At least one ship full of slaves had seen a slave revolt and more were expected.
I've heard that and see the logic. Don't know how accurate it is, but it wouldn't surprise me at all to find it true.

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