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Constitution of Ohio, 1802 Section 20

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That the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the state:  and as standing armies in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, they shall not be kept up;  and that the military shall be kept under strict subordination to the civil power.

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