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Why are medieval weapons laws at the center of a US Supreme Court case?

  • Written by Jennifer Tucker, Associate Professor of History and Science in Society, Wesleyan University
Why are medieval weapons laws at the center of a US Supreme Court case?A gun rights advocate walks through the rotunda of the Kentucky Capitol. Some lawyers argue that the 1689 English Bill of Rights created the legal basis for public carry of weapons in the U.S.Bryan Woolston/Getty Images

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