Second Amendment and the Federalist Papers

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4. Read a law review article many years ago about

the Virginia House of Burgesses where, Patrick Henry, Randolph and Madison, among others, reflected on the inadequacy of the Articles of Federation allowing for states to rescue other states in a military time of crisis. The discussion led to the reluctance of Maryland, say, to help Virginia in putting down a slave rebellion. There were hundreds of slave revolts that worried southern states.
Ultimately, the Virginians were strongly in favor of the second ammendment as it sponsored a militia mentality to put down slave insurrections.
There was a well managed arsenal in Williamsburg, as gun maintenance was spotty due to few gunsmiths and little oil to keep barrels from rust. Some arsenals wrapped barrels in bacon.
Wish I could remember the author, but the name Boggs, comes to mind.
This reading was at least some 15 to 20 years ago and my recollection might be off, but I was struck by the slave uprising fear as being very influential.