BEAR ARMS
\bˈe͡əɹ ˈɑːmz], \bˈeəɹ ˈɑːmz], \b_ˈeə_ɹ ˈɑː_m_z]\
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To carry arms as weapons and with reference to their military use, not to wear them about the person as part of the dress. Aymette v. State, 2 Humph. (Tenn.) 158. As applied to fire-arms, includes the right to load and shoot them, and to use them as such things are generally used. Hill v. State, 53 Ga. 480.
By Henry Campbell Black
