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Constitutional by The Washington Post

Nov 20, 201741:15Society & Culture

What was the original point of the Second Amendment? We examine its colonial and revolutionary roots—plus its quiet companion, the Third Amendment—with renowned American history scholar Gordon Wood.

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War is an episode from Constitutional by The Washington Post. What was the original point of the Second Amendment? We examine its colonial and revolutionary roots—plus its quiet companion, the Third Amendment—with renowned American history...

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