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How were gun rights protected in the English Bill of Rights?

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By 1328, Parliament banned Englishmen from carrying arms in public. After that, only the upper classes could own guns. The English Bill of Rights in 1689 also gave gun rights only to some people. While the English Bill of Rights said Protestants could own guns, it denied that right to the Catholic minority.
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Answer: The English Bill of Rights (1689) clearly spoke of an individual’s right to bear arms. Still, it only allowed Protestants to own guns. The right to bear arms also comes from the colonial rights associated with a militia.

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