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The English Bill of Rights (there was such a thing) stated that men were permitted arms suitable to their station, or words to that effect
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"That the
subjects which are Protestants
may have arms for their defence suitable to their conditions and
as allowed by law."
Blackstone had a few things to say about how weak that was, and the Framers listened when they drafted the Bill of Rights. That's why we have such comparatively forceful and specific language in our version.