Amelia Mary Earhart - Watchmen Of America

History: Second Amendment Right to "Keep and Bear Arms"The right to keep and bear arms as a part of English and American law antedates notonly the Constitution, but also the discovery of firearms. Under the laws of Alfred theGreat, whose reign began in 872 A.D., all English citizens from the nobility to thepeasants were obliged to privately purchase weapons and be available for military duty.1This was in sharp contrast to the feudal system as it evolved in Europe, under whicharmament and military duties were concentrated in the nobility. The body of armedcitizens were known as the"fyrd".