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To: Jim S who wrote (4322)10/10/2000 6:58:05 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13060
 
In England at the time, only nobility could bear arms, either guns or swords, and it was
a point of considerable contention to the undertrodden.


This is the first time I've heard this. Do you have a citation for it? Not that I'm doubting you, but it seems that if it were really an issue I would have heard something about it sometime in the past 50+ years!