"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."-Second Amendment to the Constitution for the United States of America

"Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state."-Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution of The State of Michigan

"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country..." -James Madison

"A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms..." -Richard Henry Lee

"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." -George Mason