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I'm not representing any organization. I represent the people of Ohio, and a lot of people in Ohio feel very strongly about their Second Amendment rights.

I will represent all of the people of Ohio, regardless of their background. I don't care if you are a Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian or a vegetarian, I will be blind to race, religion or any kind of orientation.

By the last returns to the Department of War the militia force of the several States may be estimated at 800,000 men - infantry, artillery, and cavalry.

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

Today, we are not likely to need to organize local militias for our defense now we have something called the Pentagon.

Indiana is a state that works because conservative principles work every time you put them into practice.

Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly.

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.

You're shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates.

Michigan has a lot at stake in the defense industry, and the defense industry has a lot at stake in Michigan.