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James Madison

The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

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James Madison is saying that the U.S. Constitution protects the right of Americans to own weapons, which gives them a unique benefit compared to most other countries.

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