Vt. Const. art. I, § 16
- Constitution
- Constitution of Vermont
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
[Right to bear arms; standing armies; military power subordinate to civil] That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the State—and as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; and that the military should be kept under strict subordination to and governed by the civil power.
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