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King George III's Analysis

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It is apparent that King George III’s fundamental philosophy in regard to disarming the colonists was that he believed the colonists were not worthy of free will. George Mason wrote,” To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.”1 This was King George’s agenda through the bullying techniques of the British Army led by the treacherous General Gage. In 1775, General Gage ordered that all private arms in Boston be deposited with the magistrates, supposedly to be stored temporarily and eventually returned to the owners; however, this was a fabrication.2 Initially the colonists believed they were on an equal footing with English subjects in Great Britain; however, The British treated the colonists in a condescending manner resulting in the colonists preparing for their freedom. Bearing arms for personal protection was an unquestioned right in the minds of the Founding Fathers. The framers of the second and fourteenth amendments intended to guarantee an individual right to carry firearms and other common hand-carried arms. It is inconceivable that they would have tolerated the suggestion that a free person has no right to bear arms without the …show more content…

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