The Founding Fathers Wanted EVERYONE to be Armed

The Founding Fathers Wanted EVERYONE to be Armed
Gun Rights Roundup
by Buckeye Firearms Association

When we talk about the meaning of the Second Amendment, we often forget exactly what the Founding Fathers had in mind.
They didn't merely want to ensure that every citizen had the right to bear arms or that the Constitution should make it difficult to disarm people. They literally wanted every man in the country to be armed and ready to defend himself and his country. They weren't just okay with guns, they were vehemently pro-gun.
Just look at what some of the men of that period said about firearms and your duty as an American:
"A free people ought to be armed." - George Washington
"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." - Thomas Jefferson
"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms." - James Madison
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." - Richard Henry Lee
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined.... The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun." - Patrick Henry
Those are definitive and clear statements. No one could possibly misunderstand their meaning.
To this end, we want to do our part to ensure that the spirit of the Founding Fathers lives on. So we are giving away one of the best self-defense shotguns in the U.S., the Ithaca Model 37. It's made with pride and patriotism in the state of Ohio, home of the National Matches, the "World Series of Shooting Sports."