What did James Madison write about the Second Amendment?

James Madison is generally accepted as the author of the proposed Amendments to the Constitution called “the Bill of Rights”, including the Second Amendment, which is the quoted text. read more

The context of Madison’s original introduction to Congress of the Bill of Rights, including the second amendment, is powerful evidence supporting the conclusion that the right to keep and bear arms was intended to confirm an individual right of the people to arms. read more

James Madison himself did not like the Bill of Rights for 2 reasons. One, he thought they were unnecessary because the Constitution had not granted the Federal government the powers that the Bill of Rights would guard against. read more