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[QUOTE]Originally posted by glassman: [QB] Massachusetts adopted a measure March 22, 1630/1 that required all adult men to be armed. xxiii Although this measure is not explicit that the arms were firearms , it is apparent that guns were not in short supply in Massachusetts, because within 15 years, the Colonial government had made the requirement for guns explicit, and had even become quite demanding as to what type of guns were acceptable for militia duty. An order of October 1, 1645 directed that in the future, the only arms that would be allowed “serviceable, in our trained bands... are ether full mus ket boare, or basterd musket at the least, & that none should be under three foote 9 inches....” xxiv Even those exempt from militia duty were not exempt from the requirement to have a gun in their home. A June 18, 1645 order required “all inhabitants” including those exempt from militia duty, “to have armes in their howses fitt for service, with pouder, bullets, match, as other souldiers....” xxv [/QB][/QUOTE]
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