The 2nd Amendment
Saturday, November 21st, 2009Gary Willis, a historian and university professor wrote in his book A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government the following:
… “Bear Arms� refers to military service, which is why the plural is used (based on Greek ‘hopla pherein’ and Latin ‘arma ferre’) – one does not bear arm, or bear an arm. The word means, etymologically, ‘equipment’ (from the root ar-* in verbs like ‘ararisko’, to fit out). It refers to the ‘equipage’ of war. Thus ‘bear arms’ can be used of naval as well as artillery warfare, since the “profession of arms� refers to all military callings.
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