SW0127 Martial Matters 4: Manning the Militia for Seminole Wars Service Required Citizens Already Keeping and Bearing Arms

Militia were not formally uniformed as were U. S. soldiers nor were they necessarily armed by the federal government or state or territory when mustered for service. Many brought their own arms as codified in the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Living historians at Pioneer Museum of Florida in Dade City December 2021. Photos by Andrew Foster

 

In this fourth week of Martial Matters, we continue our discussion on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- with Jesse Marshall. We do this by further examining the words of the amendment to understand what the words meant and the right secured as addressed in the Seminole Wars. Three levels of Federalism are involved. The right secures the Free State. Shall not be infringed means...shall not be infringed. Using law cases, commentary, and military and civil history, Jesse Marshall outlines the case for why the people chose to codify this as an enumerated right in the U.S. Constitution and what it would mean if there was no such amendment. 

 

 

   

 

Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Fla. 

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