National Constitution Center App Offers look at History of Bill of Rights

By Johannes Paulsen

The Comparative Constitutions Project and National Constitution Center, have produced a slick little app that allows users to explore the language in the Bill of Rights, comparing the text from original source documents and early drafts to the language that was eventually adopted in the U.S. Constitution. It’s really interesting to see the language of, for instance, the Second Amendment evolve from this, in the December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania Ratification Convention Minority Statement:

That the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and their own state, or …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns