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Ohio Constitution

The 1851 Constitution with Amendments to 2015



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1.04 Bearing arms; standing armies; military powers (1851)


The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security; but standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and shall not be kept up; and the military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power.






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